What advice would be helpful for a first-time mom who would like to know how to prevent a decrease in milk production?
a. Relax and avoid stress.
b. Breastfeed or pump frequently.
c. Completely empty your breasts at each feeding, either by nursing or pumping.
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
Q. 2A new mother goes to the mall shopping with her friends. She is gone longer than planned and is not able to nurse her baby until she returns 6 hours later. What is the most likely problem she will have?
a. A breast infection
b. Engorgement
c. Plugged ducts
d. Sore nipples
e. Mastitis
Q. 3Once growth is established in preterm infants, the infants' nutritional needs exceed the content of human milk for which of the following nutrients?
a. Phosphorus
b. Calcium
c. Vitamin D
d. Vitamin C
e. All of the above
Q. 4The energy content of breast milk in women who deliver pre-term infants is _____.
a. 30-37 kcal/100 mL
b. 40-48 kcal/100 mL
c. 58-70 kcal/100 mL
d. 72-120 kcal/100 mL
Q. 5Milk banks store donated milk in plastic containers because it _____.
a. expedites shipping
b. is less costly than glass
c. keeps white blood cells found in breast milk intact
d. is easier to express milk into plastic containers
Q. 6The scarcity of human milk banks in North America results from all of the following EXCEPT:
a. the availability of wet nurses.
b. a resurgence of tuberculosis.
c. HIV.
d. risks related to donors who might use drugs.
Q. 7The purpose of a human milk bank is to:
a. provide a place to donate milk for women whose supply exceeds the demands of their infants.
b. provide human milk to infants who cannot be breastfed by their mothers.
c. allow women to keep their figure by using a pump instead of allowing the child to nurse.
d. All of the above
e. a and b only
Q. 8If nursing mothers want to store expressed milk in a refrigerator, what should the temperature setting be?
a. <50 degrees f
b. <39 degrees f
c. >40 degrees F
d. 78 degrees F
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