When providing anticipatory guidance to a new mother, what information does the nurse convey about the newborn's neurologic and sensory/perceptual functioning?
A) Newborns respond to and interact with the environment in a predictable pattern of behavior, reacting differently to a variety of stresses.
B) The usual position of the newborn is with extremities partially flexed, legs near the abdomen.
C) Newborns do not react to bright light, and their eye movements do not permit them to fixate on faces or objects until they are 3 months of age.
D) Newborns have the capacity to utilize self-quieting behaviors to quiet and comfort themselves.
E) The newborn is very sensitive to being touched, cuddled, and held.
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