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shofmannx20 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

Concerning the nutrient needs of breastfed and formula-fed infants, nurses should be aware that:

1. breastfed infants need extra water in hot climates.
2. during the first 3 months breastfed infants consume more energy than formu-la-fed infants.
3. breastfeeding infants should receive oral vitamin D drops daily during at least the first 2 months.
4. vitamin K injections at birth are not needed for infants fed on specially enriched formula.

Question 2

The best reason for recommending formula over breastfeeding occurs when:

1. mothers have medical conditions or are taking drugs that could be passed along to the infant via breast milk.
2. mothers lack confidence in their ability to breastfeed.
3. other family members or care providers need to also feed the baby.
4. mothers see bottle-feeding as more convenient.

Tonyam972 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. Incorrect. Neither breastfed nor formula-fed infants need to be fed water, not even in very hot climates.
2. Incorrect. During the first 3 months formula-fed infants consume more energy than breastfed infants and therefore tend to grow more rapidly.
3. Correct. Human milk contains only small amounts of vitamin D.
4. Incorrect. Vitamin K shots are required of all infants because the bacteria that produce it are absent from the baby's stomach at birth.

Answer to Question 2

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1. Correct. Breastfeeding is contraindicated when mothers have certain viruses, are undergoing chemotherapy, or are using/abusing drugs.
2, 3, 4. Incorrect. This may be an honest reason for not breastfeeding, although further education concerning breastfeeding's ease, convenience, benefits, and adaptability (expressing milk into bottles) might change some minds. In any case, the nurse must provide information in a non-judgmental manner and respect the mother's decision. Nonetheless, breastfeeding is definitely contraindicated when the mother has medical or drug issues of her own.