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gbarreiro

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The trend in recent decades for women to nurse their babies, at least for several months after birth, is a result of the belief that, among other things,
 
  a. infants who are bottle-fed are more likely to develop social and behavioral problems.
  b. infant who are bottle-fed are more likely to become obese.
  c. mother's milk is more nutritious than infant formula.
  d. mother's milk provides protective and preventive components such as antibodies.

Question 2

Which of the following was not one of the reasons why bottle-feeding and infant formula was so popular and accepted by both doctors and mothers in the mid-20th century?
 
  a. It allowed family members other than the mother to participate in feeding infants.
  b. It allowed mothers to return to work more conveniently.
  c. It gave mothers the freedom to spend less time with the constant demands of infants.
  d. It helped mother who had trouble breastfeeding.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C





 

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