The most potent single predictor of an infant's future health status is _____.
a. rapidity of the mother's recovery
b. the infant's birthweight
c. the age at which the infant first learns to walk
d. the ease and rapidity of delivery
e. the infant's ethnicity
Q. 2Breastfeeding should not being until one month following birth.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 3Improper breastfeeding position is a frequent cause of sore nipples.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 4A man's nutrition usually does not affect his fertility or the genetic contributions he makes to his children.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 5A nursing woman produces about 100 ounces of milk a day.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 6Alcohol easily enters breast milk and can adversely affect the production, volume, composition, and ejection of breast milk, as well as overwhelm an infant's immature alcohol-degrading system.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7Babies born to obese women are more likely to be large for gestational age, weighing more than 9 pounds.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 8A lactating mother should avoid all types of oral contraceptives.
a. True
b. False
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Q. 9Increasing maternal fluid intake does not increase breast milk volume.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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