Which parental behavior presents a risk for the infant in the ...

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Which parental behavior presents a risk for the infant in the home?
 
  1. The father admits smoking cigarettes in the home but says he never smokes around the baby.
  2. The parents have parties once a month in the home and serve alcoholic beverages.
  3. The parents allow their other children, ages six and 10, to supervise the infant while the parents are working in another room.
  4. The mother is a diabetic and has insulin and syringes in the household.

Question 2

A premature infant is at greater risk for infection than are full-term infants because of a reduced number of which immunoglobulin?
 
  1. IgE
   2. IgG
   3. IgM
   4. IgA

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Cigarette smoke clings to clothing, skin, and the environment. This places the infant at risk for asthma, sudden infant death, and other diseases.
Rationale 2: Serving alcohol in the home is not a risk for the infant unless the caregiver becomes intoxicated.
Rationale 3: This is not inappropriate behavior as the parents are still in the house.
Rationale 4: This is not an uncommon problem and does not present a risk for the infant.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale:
1. IgE does not cross the placenta, and is not present at birth in either preterm or full-term infants.
2. Maternal IgG crosses the placenta. Newborns' levels are similar to their mothers'. Premature infants have lower levels of IgG obtained from their mothers, and are at greater risk for infection.
3. IgM does not cross the placenta. The levels are low at birth in both preterm and full-term infants.
4. IgA does not cross the placenta, and is not present at birth in either preterm or full-term infants.

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