PRIMARY CARE OF THE CHILDBEARING
AND CHILDREARING FAMILY
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● How quickly should BF be initiated?
Answer: within 30 mins of birth
●● There are many illnesses that are less likely to occur if babe is
breastfed, what are these?
Answer: gastro, NEC, AOM, LRTIs, asthma, atopy, DM, SIDS,
leukemia
●● Benefits to mother from BF:
Answer: rapid return to non-preg state, strong bond, decreased
br/ovarian Ca, decreased metabolic syndrome, NIDDM, and PPD
●● Contraindications of BF
Answer: galactosemia, T-cell lymphotrophic virus, TB, Ca or Ca tmt,
HIV, nipple herpes
●● What is in colostrum
Answer: immunoglobulins/antibodies
,●● Colostrum higher or lower fat than milk?
Answer: lower
●● Colostrum facilitates the passage of?
Answer: meconium
●● What is breastmilk low in?
Answer: vit D, iron
●● At what point in pregnancy is a woman capable of milk production?
Answer: 20 wks
●● What hormone triggers letdown reflex?
Answer: oxytocin
●● What is mammogenesis?
Answer: growth and development of the mammary gland in preparation
for milk production
●● Frequency of feedings of newborn?
Answer: 8-12 after first 24 hrs
,●● Duration of feedings of newborn?
Answer: 20-45 mins after first 24 hrs
●● How long is breastmilk good for in fridge?
Answer: 8 days
●● How long if breastmilk good for in cooler?
Answer: 24 hrs
●● How long is breastmilk good for in freezer?
Answer: 3 mos
●● Recommendations for breastfeeding toddlers?
Answer: after meal, not on demand, if tandem feed infant first, brush
teeth after, tell dentist breastfeeding
●● Infant wt loss after birth
Answer: 5-8% of body wt normal
●● neonate daily average wt gain
Answer: 0.5-1 ounce (14-28g)
, ●● How long until a babe should be at birth wt?
Answer: 3 wks
●● At what age should birth wt be doubled?
Answer: 5-6 months
●● At what age should birth wt be tripled?
Answer: 1 yr
●● First few days, a neonate should void?
Answer: 1-3 times
●● By day 4 the neonate should void?
Answer: 4-6
●● Regular urine output of neonate is?
Answer: 4-6 times per day
●● Stool output of typical neonate?
Answer: 2-3
AND CHILDREARING FAMILY
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● How quickly should BF be initiated?
Answer: within 30 mins of birth
●● There are many illnesses that are less likely to occur if babe is
breastfed, what are these?
Answer: gastro, NEC, AOM, LRTIs, asthma, atopy, DM, SIDS,
leukemia
●● Benefits to mother from BF:
Answer: rapid return to non-preg state, strong bond, decreased
br/ovarian Ca, decreased metabolic syndrome, NIDDM, and PPD
●● Contraindications of BF
Answer: galactosemia, T-cell lymphotrophic virus, TB, Ca or Ca tmt,
HIV, nipple herpes
●● What is in colostrum
Answer: immunoglobulins/antibodies
,●● Colostrum higher or lower fat than milk?
Answer: lower
●● Colostrum facilitates the passage of?
Answer: meconium
●● What is breastmilk low in?
Answer: vit D, iron
●● At what point in pregnancy is a woman capable of milk production?
Answer: 20 wks
●● What hormone triggers letdown reflex?
Answer: oxytocin
●● What is mammogenesis?
Answer: growth and development of the mammary gland in preparation
for milk production
●● Frequency of feedings of newborn?
Answer: 8-12 after first 24 hrs
,●● Duration of feedings of newborn?
Answer: 20-45 mins after first 24 hrs
●● How long is breastmilk good for in fridge?
Answer: 8 days
●● How long if breastmilk good for in cooler?
Answer: 24 hrs
●● How long is breastmilk good for in freezer?
Answer: 3 mos
●● Recommendations for breastfeeding toddlers?
Answer: after meal, not on demand, if tandem feed infant first, brush
teeth after, tell dentist breastfeeding
●● Infant wt loss after birth
Answer: 5-8% of body wt normal
●● neonate daily average wt gain
Answer: 0.5-1 ounce (14-28g)
, ●● How long until a babe should be at birth wt?
Answer: 3 wks
●● At what age should birth wt be doubled?
Answer: 5-6 months
●● At what age should birth wt be tripled?
Answer: 1 yr
●● First few days, a neonate should void?
Answer: 1-3 times
●● By day 4 the neonate should void?
Answer: 4-6
●● Regular urine output of neonate is?
Answer: 4-6 times per day
●● Stool output of typical neonate?
Answer: 2-3
