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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 carbohydrates are in breast milk?






3. What is quantitavely indicative of proper growth?






4. How should foods be introduced to infants?






5. What are the stages of human milk?






6. How does a child gain immunity via breastfeeding?


7. What is prolactin?






8. What is a standard term formula?






9. Why is Vitamin K administered on infants?






10. What is the let-down reflex?






11. What interventions should be done for preterm infants?






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


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


14. What is oxytocin?






15. How should food allergies be addressed?






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






17. How are preterm formulas different from standard formulas






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






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






20. What is colostrum?






21. What is a food jag?






22. What is lactation?






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






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






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






26. How does breastfeeding prevent ovarian and breast cancers?






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






28. How does lactation affect digestion?






29. What are examples of specialized-term formulas?






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


31. What is the indication for protein hydrolysate formulas?






32. How much vitamin D is needed for infants?






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






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






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






36. What types of formulas are available?






37. How many calories does human milk contain?






38. How much iron do infants need?






39. What risks are associated with formula usage?






40. What are some infant feeding recommendations?






41. What are some benefits of breastfeeding to mothers?


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


43. What is mature milk?


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






45. What is transitional milk?






46. What are signs of hunger?






47. What is myconium?






48. What are signs of fullness?






49. What are some benefits of lactation for infants?






50. What proteins are in breastmilk?