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DyllonKazuo · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusive breastfeeding, or provision of breast milk by bottle, for the first 4 to 6 months of life, preferably until the child reaches 1 year of age or beyond.

This does not include infants with congenital heart disease who have difficulty maintaining breastfeeding due to poor oxygenation and fatigue. Is this statement true or false? Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

A woman who delivered her third child yesterday has just learned that her two school-age children have contracted chickenpox. What should the nurse tell her?

a. The woman's two children should be treated with acyclovir before she goes home
from the hospital.
b. The baby will acquire immunity from the woman and will not be susceptible to
chickenpox.
c. The children can visit their mother and sibling in the hospital as planned but must
wear gowns and masks.
d. The woman must make arrangements to stay somewhere other than her home until
the children are no longer contagious.

Silverbeard98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

F
The AAP states that breastfeeding should not be precluded for most high-risk neonates and
infants, including those with congenital heart disease. The benefits of breastfeeding these
infants includes; higher and more stable oxygen saturation measurements, improved
weight gain, and shorter hospital stays.

Answer to Question 2

D
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A Acyclovir is used to treat varicella pneumonia.
B The baby is already born and has received the immunities. If the mother never
had chickenpox, she cannot transmit the immunities to the baby.
C Varicella infection occurring in a newborn may be life threatening.
D Varicella (chickenpox) is highly contagious. Although the baby inherits
immunity from the mother, it would not be safe to expose either the mother or
the baby.