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Infant Nutrition

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1. What is lactation?






2. What types of formulas are available?






3. What is the indication for soy-based formulas?






4. What are signs of fullness?






5. What is mature milk?


6. How does a child gain immunity via breastfeeding?


7. What are examples of specialized-term formulas?






8. What are some foods that should not be introduced to infants?


9. What is oxytocin?






10. How does breastfeeding prevent ovarian and breast cancers?






11. How should food allergies be addressed?






12. How does lactation correlated to a decreased risk for obesity and DMT2?


13. What is a standard term formula?






14. What are some benefits of lactation for infants?






15. When can infants eat the same food as adults?






16. How do mothers meet the caloric demands of breast feeding?






17. What is myconium?






18. What is the indication for amino acid based formulas?






19. How does breast milk adapt to an infant's nutritional needs?


20. How many calories per ounce can a full-term infant receive from transitional milk?






21. How are lactation and a child's food preference related?


22. What are the stages of human milk?






23. What is rooting?






24. What are some pointers for feeding 1-2 year olds?






25. What is transitional milk?






26. What risks are associated with formula usage?






27. What is prolactin?






28. What is quantitavely indicative of proper growth?






29. How many calories does human milk contain?






30. How much iron do infants need?






31. What is the indication for protein hydrolysate formulas?






32. What are some benefits of breastfeeding to mothers?


33. How many calories per ounce can a pre-term infant receive from transitional milk?






34. How should foods be introduced to infants?






35. What is colostrum?






36. How are preterm formulas different from standard formulas






37. What interventions should be done for preterm infants?






38. What does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend for breastfeeding?






39. What should nurses educate mothers in when discussing the adequacy of intake?






40. What proteins are in breastmilk?






41. How are the nutritional needs of infants different from adults?






42. What type of ratio does formula milk carry?






43. What is a food jag?






44. What are some infant feeding recommendations?






45. How much vitamin D is needed for infants?






46. What fats are in breast milk?






47. What are signs of hunger?






48. What carbohydrates are in breast milk?






49. Why is Vitamin K administered on infants?






50. How is the composition of formula different from breast milk?