The Mother of a Newborn Infant Calls a Clinic and Reports

The mother of a newborn infant calls a clinic and reports to a nurse that when cleansing the umbilical cord, the mother noticed that the cord was moist and that discharge was present. The most appropriate nursing instruction to the mother is which of the following?

A) To increase the number of times that the cord is cleansed per day
B) To monitor the cord for another 24 to 48 hours and to call the clinic if the discharge continues
C) To bring the infant to the clinic
D) That this is normal occurrence