A nursing student is helping the mother-baby nurse with morning vital signs. A baby born 10 hours ago via cesarean birth is found to have moist lung sounds. Which is the best interpretation of this information?

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The condition will resolve itself within a few hours. For this common condition of newborns, surfactant acts to keep the expanded alveoli partially open between respirations. During vaginal birth, the absorption of remaining fluid in the lungs is accelerated by the process of labor and birth. Remaining lung fluid will move into interstitial spaces and be absorbed by the circulatory and lymphatic systems. This is a common condition for infants delivered by cesarean birth. Surfactant is produced by the lungs; therefore aspiration is not a concern. It is common to have some fluid left in the lungs; this will be absorbed within a few hours.

A Nursing Student Is Helping the Mother-Baby Nurse with Morning