A mother-baby nurse is demonstrating swaddling a neonate as a method of keeping the baby warm.The mother asks why she needs to be so careful about the baby's temperature.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) "After being in your womb for 9 months, this is how the baby prefers to stay."
B) "Babies' immune systems are immature; any cold breeze will make them sick."
C) "Their skin is thin and they have little fat, so it's hard to control their temperature."
D) "You need to keep their temperature above what we call normal to keep them well."

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Babies have thin skin,a large body surface area,scanty subcutaneous fat,and immature neurological systems.All these factors combined make it difficult for a baby to regulate his or her temperature.The other statements are not factual or informative.

A Mother-Baby Nurse Is Demonstrating Swaddling a Neonate as a Method