CNUR 303 Breadtfeeding-Questions 2025/2026 with
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When should breast-feeding be initiated?
within the first hour of life
How long should a baby be exclusively breast-fed for?
Six months, with no other food or liquids, including water
When teaching a new mother, what kind of question should you use?
Open ended questions
If you're talking to a new mother at her bed, what is the best position for you to be in?
It's best to pull up a chair and be at their same level
Why should you breast-feed?
For babies: less chance of asthma, allergies, ear infection, chest infection, stomach infection.
Baby also receives antibodies.
For mom: less chance of hemorrhage, breast, cancer, ovarian, cancer, osteoporosis. Delayed
return of her.
What is colostrum and why is it important?
it is the breast milk that appears yellowish
important b/c it is rich in immunoglobulins, especially IgA
How much colostrum does a baby need day one and day two?
, Day one, a teaspoon of feeding, day two a tablespoon of feeding
How many openings can be at the end of the nipple?
4 to 18 openings
What are the hormones involved in breast-feeding?
Prolactin - think pro milk making
Once a woman is given birth, progesterone, and estrogen decrease so prolactin can take over and
milk can start producing
Oxytocin - it causes a uterus to contract to prevent bleeding after birth, it causes the muscles
around the milk making cells to squeeze, releasing milk (called a letdown or milk ejection reflex)
What is the best way to transition a newborn to the outside world?
Skin to skin contact
When should skin to skin for be done?
Keep babies and mom together for at least one hour after birth. They cry less, maintain
temperature, glucose levels stabilize, and baby often makes their way to the breast for the first
time.
What are the late sign of hunger and a newborn?
Crying
What are early cues to tell you that babies hungry?
100% Correct Solutions
When should breast-feeding be initiated?
within the first hour of life
How long should a baby be exclusively breast-fed for?
Six months, with no other food or liquids, including water
When teaching a new mother, what kind of question should you use?
Open ended questions
If you're talking to a new mother at her bed, what is the best position for you to be in?
It's best to pull up a chair and be at their same level
Why should you breast-feed?
For babies: less chance of asthma, allergies, ear infection, chest infection, stomach infection.
Baby also receives antibodies.
For mom: less chance of hemorrhage, breast, cancer, ovarian, cancer, osteoporosis. Delayed
return of her.
What is colostrum and why is it important?
it is the breast milk that appears yellowish
important b/c it is rich in immunoglobulins, especially IgA
How much colostrum does a baby need day one and day two?
, Day one, a teaspoon of feeding, day two a tablespoon of feeding
How many openings can be at the end of the nipple?
4 to 18 openings
What are the hormones involved in breast-feeding?
Prolactin - think pro milk making
Once a woman is given birth, progesterone, and estrogen decrease so prolactin can take over and
milk can start producing
Oxytocin - it causes a uterus to contract to prevent bleeding after birth, it causes the muscles
around the milk making cells to squeeze, releasing milk (called a letdown or milk ejection reflex)
What is the best way to transition a newborn to the outside world?
Skin to skin contact
When should skin to skin for be done?
Keep babies and mom together for at least one hour after birth. They cry less, maintain
temperature, glucose levels stabilize, and baby often makes their way to the breast for the first
time.
What are the late sign of hunger and a newborn?
Crying
What are early cues to tell you that babies hungry?
