<prompt> A female infant is born prematurely at 28 weeks gestation. Sholy after bih, she shows signs of dyspnea, cyanosis, and tachypnea. She is placed on a ventilator for assisted breathing, and a diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome hyaline membrane disease is made. Which of the following is the cause of this syndrome?Bronchopulmonary dysplasiaIntraventricular brain hemorrhageLack of fetal pulmonary maturity and deficiency of surfactantNecrotizing enterocolitis  <response>: -Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome hyaline membrane disease is the most common cause of respiratory failure in newborns and results from a deficiency of surfactant and immature development of the lungs Predisposing factors include prematurity, maternal diabetes mellitus, and bih by cesarean section. 