Marta is concerned that her 1-week-old is only awake for about 8 hours a day. Marta should:
A) relax because this is a perfectly normal amount of sleep for newborns.
B) be concerned because newborn babies typically need 20 or more hours of sleep a day in the first week of life.
C) be concerned because newborn babies are typically awake for 12-14 hours a day in the first week of life.
D) try to get her baby to sleep for longer periods of time.
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