Placing the baby in the nursery while the mother rests helps prevent what?

• A. Mother fatigue
• B. An infant abduction attempt
• C. Infant illness
• D. Visitor check-ins

Answer: (B)

Placing the baby in a secured nursery focuses on protecting the infant from abduction. The nursery is a restricted area with controlled access, ongoing staff supervision, and identification systems that ensure only authorized people can interact with or take the infant. This setup provides immediate safeguards and a rapid response framework if anyone tries to remove a baby. While having the mother rest is important for her well‑being, it primarily addresses fatigue rather than safety from abduction. Preventing infant illness relies on infection control practices, and visitor check-ins are governed by security and reception procedures—neither of which depend on the baby being in the nursery in the same direct, protective way.