In the United States the en face position is preferred immediately after birth.Nurses can facilitate this process by all of these actions except:
A) washing both the infant's face and the mother's face.
B) placing the infant on the mother's abdomen or breast with their heads on the same plane.
C) dimming the lights.
D) delaying the instillation of prophylactic antibiotic ointment in the infant's eyes.

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To facilitate the position in which the parent's and infant's faces are approximately 8 inches apart on the same plane,allowing them to make eye contact,the nurse can place the infant at the proper height on the mother's body,dim the light so that the infant's eyes open,and delay putting ointment in the infant's eyes.

In the United States the En Face Position Is Preferred