An Infant Is Being Discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care

An infant is being discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit after 70 days of hospitalization.The infant was born at 30 weeks of gestation with several conditions associated with prematurity,including respiratory distress syndrome,mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia,and retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical treatment.During discharge teaching the infant's mother asks the nurse whether her baby will meet developmental milestones on time,as did her son who was born at term.The nurse's most appropriate response is:

A) "Your baby will develop exactly like your first child did."
B) "Your baby does not appear to have any problems at the present time."
C) "Your baby will need to be corrected for prematurity. Your baby is currently 40 weeks of postconceptional age and can be expected to be doing what a 40-week-old infant would be doing."
D) "Your baby will need to be followed very closely."