When the Nurse Is Working with a New Mother Whose

When the nurse is working with a new mother whose child was born with esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula, the mother says: "He looks perfect, and I am glad he only has these two things wrong because they can be fixed." In responding therapeutically to the mother, the nurse keeps in mind which of the following as a finding with babies born with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula?

A) It is rare for children born with this condition to have other anomalies.
B) One-half of the children born with this condition have other anomalies.
C) The only other defects found in children with this condition are rectal anomalies.
D) These children rarely live to be older than 5 or 6 years old.