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A New Mother Is Distresses Over the "White Substance" Covering

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A new mother is distresses over the "white substance" covering her infant because it "looks ugly." What action by the nurse is most appropriate?


A) Scrub the substance off of the baby.
B) Reassure the mom that it will go away.
C) Report the findings to the provider.
D) Explain that the vernix caseosa protects fetal skin from amniotic fluid.

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