The Nurse Is Teaching Newborn Care to an Adolescent Mother

The nurse is teaching newborn care to an adolescent mother. When the nurse attempts to teach how to swaddle the newborn, the mother states, "What's the big deal about how to wrap up a baby?" The nurse needs to convey which reason as being most important for proper swaddling?

A) Improper swaddling can cause hip dysplasia.
B) Correct swaddling will increase the neonate's comfort.
C) Neonates are swaddled only until they can turn from front to back.
D) Two to three fingers need to fit between the infant's chest and the swaddle.