Multiple Choice
Which newborn should the nurse recognize as being at the greatest risk for developing respiratory distress syndrome?
A) A 35-week-gestation male baby born vaginally to a mother addicted to heroin.
B) A 35-week-gestation female baby born vaginally 72 hours after the rupture of membranes.
C) A 36-week-gestation male baby born by cesarean birth to a mother with insulin-dependent diabetes.
D) A 35-week-gestation female baby born vaginally to a mother who has pregnancy-induced hypertension.
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