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Infant Nutrition

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1. What are some benefits of lactation for infants?






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






3. What interventions should be done for preterm infants?






4. How many calories does human milk contain?






5. What is oxytocin?






6. What proteins are in breastmilk?






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


8. What is transitional milk?






9. What risks are associated with formula usage?






10. What is prolactin?






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






12. How are preterm formulas different from standard formulas






13. What are some benefits of breastfeeding to mothers?


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






15. What is colostrum?






16. What is a standard term formula?






17. What are signs of hunger?






18. What is quantitavely indicative of proper growth?






19. What are signs of fullness?






20. What types of formulas are available?






21. What are the stages of human milk?






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


23. How should food allergies be addressed?






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






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






26. What are examples of specialized-term formulas?






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






28. What is a food jag?






29. Why is Vitamin K administered on infants?






30. What fats are in breast milk?






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






32. What is lactation?






33. How does lactation affect digestion?






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


35. What carbohydrates are in breast milk?






36. How does breastfeeding prevent ovarian and breast cancers?






37. What is rooting?






38. What type of ratio does formula milk carry?






39. What are some infant feeding recommendations?






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






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






42. How does a child gain immunity via breastfeeding?


43. What is myconium?






44. What is the let-down reflex?






45. What is mature milk?


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


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






48. What is the indication for protein hydrolysate formulas?






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






50. How should foods be introduced to infants?