In follow-up appointments or visits with parents and their new baby, it may be useful if the nurse can identify parental behaviors that can either facilitate or inhibit attachment. Which is a facilitating behavior?
A) The parents have difficulty naming the infant.
B) The parents hover around the infant, directing attention to and pointing at the infant.
C) The parents make no effort to interpret the actions or needs of the infant.
D) The parents do not move from fingertip touch to palmar contact and holding.

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Hovering around the infant, directing attention to and pointing at the infant helps to create a positive and nurturing environment for the infant, which can facilitate attachment. Difficulty naming the infant, making no effort to interpret the actions or needs of the infant, and not moving from fingertip touch to palmar contact and holding can all inhibit attachment.

In Follow-Up Appointments or Visits with Parents and Their New