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an obstetrics nurse is counseling an expectant mother. the mother is concerned about letting people hold her baby once the baby is born, fearing that the infant will get sick. what should the nurse explain to the mother?

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Answer: Maternal immunoglobulins cross the placenta and protect the newborn early in life.

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