A mother brings her newborn in for an assessment and asks,"Is there something wrong with my baby? His head seems so big." Which of the following does the nurse know about the relative proportions of the head and trunk in the newborn?
A) At birth,the head is one fifth the total length.
B) Head circumference should be greater than chest circumference at birth.
C) The head size reaches 90% of its final size when the child is 3 years old.
D) When the anterior fontanelle closes at 2 months,the head will appear proportionate to the body.
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