Babies Are Able to Handle Going Through the Birth Process

Multiple Choice

Babies are able to handle going through the birth process because

A) the baby's sense of touch and pain are not functional until after the baby is born.
B) the anesthetic that is given to the mother during her labor is transferred to the baby and desensitizes the baby to pain.
C) the baby's cardiac and respiratory functions cease when labor begins.
D) the uterine contractions and oxygen deprivation that the baby experiences release stress hormones that prepare the baby to survive.