An infant who is weaned too soon may _____ because of decreased total energy intake.
a. be less efficient in oral-motor skills
b. plateau in head circumference
c. be unable to make the transition
d. drop in weight without regain within a few weeks
e. plateau in weight
Question 2
To encourage breastfeeding, maternity facilities would be wise to adopt all of the following policies except:
a. Give no artificial nipples or pacifiers to breastfeeding infants.
b. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within half an hour of birth.
c. Keep babies in the nursery until feeding time to allow new mothers to rest.
d. Train all health care staff in the skills necessary to implement the breastfeeding policy.
Relative Energy Consumption per Person for Selected Countries
Testing Infant’s Understanding of Quantity
An example of an intake screen in an electronic health record.
The upper intake manifold, often called a plenum, attaches to the lower intake manifold.
Kinetic Energy
Energy Transfer Processes: Forced Convection