The nurse is caring for an infant with unilateral clubfoot. Which information should the nurse include in parent education about long-term outcomes?

A. Normal gait can be expected with appropriate management and treatment for clubfoot. With early and effective intervention, many children with clubfoot can achieve a normal gait. B. Growth and development are not typically delayed as a long-term outcome of clubfoot when it is appropriately managed. The goal of treatment is to achieve normal foot development and function. C. While heredity can play a role in clubfoot, it is not typically a sole determinant of the outcome. The success of treatment primarily depends on the timeliness and effectiveness of the interventions. D Correction will require serial casting. Unilateral clubfoot is a congenital deformity of the foot that can often be effectively managed with non-surgical interventions. Serial casting is a common and successful approach used to gradually correct the deformity. Parents should be informed that serial casting is likely to be a part of the treatment plan for their child's clubfoot. Therefore, it is essential to educate parents that correction of unilateral clubfoot will likely require serial casting and that with appropriate treatment, the child can achieve a normal gait and experience normal growth and development.