Preterm newborns may initially start with tachypnea but the continued hypoxia, secondary to their immature lungs, eventually leads to bradypnea, termed ____.

A. hypothermia
B. primary apnea
C. secondary apnea
D. aspiration syndrome

Answer: B

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