The nurse is preparing a prenatal class about infant feeding methods to include maternal nutritional requirements for breastfeeding and formula-feeding. What statement should the nurse include?
1. Formula-feeding mothers need a high protein intake to avoid fatigue.
2. Producing breast milk requires calories, but any source of food is fine.
3. Breastfeeding requires a continued high intake of protein and calcium.
4. Formula-feeding mothers should protect their health with a lot of calcium.
Question 2
The nurse is leading a session on nutrition for postpartum clients. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
1. Breastfeeding requires that I eat lots of protein daily.
2. Because I am breastfeeding, I need a low calcium intake.
3. Since I am bottlefeeding, I don't have to eat vegetables.
4. Bottlefeeding moms like me require a high sodium intake.
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Research Methods
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Patient Teaching Methods Cont.
Breast-Feeding Mothers Have Increased Nutrient Needs
Maternal bicoid patterning of the embryo along the anterior–posterior axis