The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the best form ...

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the best form of newborn nutrition is:
 
  a. exclusive breastfeeding until age 2 months.
  b. exclusive breastfeeding until at least age 1 year.
  c. commercially prepared newborn formula for 1 year.
  d. commercially prepared newborn formula until age 4 to 6 months.

Question 2

A newborn is being discharged at age 48 hours. The parents ask how the newborn should be bathed this first week home. The nurse's best recommendation is to bathe the newborn:
 
  a. daily with mild soap.
  b. daily with an alkaline soap.
  c. two or three times this week with plain water.
  d. two or three times this week with mild soap.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its position that a newborn be breastfed exclusively for the first year of life. This group also supports programs that enable women to return to work and continue breastfeeding. Two months is too short of a period. The recommendation is for breastfeeding, not commercial formula. If the mother has stopped breastfeeding, then commercial formula, rather than whole milk, should be used until age 1 year.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The newborn newborn's skin has a pH of approximately 5. This acidic pH has a bacteriostatic effect. The parents should be taught to use only plain warm water for the bath and to bathe the child no more than two or three times a week for the first 2 weeks. Soaps are alkaline. They will alter the acid mantle of the child's skin, providing a medium for bacterial growth.

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