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Infant Nutrition

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






2. What risks are associated with formula usage?






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






4. What is rooting?






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






6. What interventions should be done for preterm infants?






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


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






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


10. What is the indication for protein hydrolysate formulas?






11. What is mature milk?


12. How should food allergies be addressed?






13. What is a standard term formula?






14. What are signs of fullness?






15. What are some infant feeding recommendations?






16. What are some benefits of breastfeeding to mothers?


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






18. How does lactation affect digestion?






19. What is the let-down reflex?






20. What is a food jag?






21. What is myconium?






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


23. What carbohydrates are in breast milk?






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






25. What type of ratio does formula milk carry?






26. What types of formulas are available?






27. What is transitional milk?






28. How much vitamin D is needed for infants?






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






30. What are some benefits of lactation for infants?






31. What are examples of specialized-term formulas?






32. What is lactation?






33. What is oxytocin?






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






35. How much iron do infants need?






36. What is quantitavely indicative of proper growth?






37. What is prolactin?






38. What are signs of hunger?






39. Why is Vitamin K administered on infants?






40. What fats are in breast milk?






41. How are preterm formulas different from standard formulas






42. What should nurses teach mothers when they use formula milk?






43. What is colostrum?






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






45. What are the stages of human milk?






46. How does a child gain immunity via breastfeeding?


47. How does breastfeeding prevent ovarian and breast cancers?






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






49. How many calories does human milk contain?






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