NUR 318- Breastfeeding exam questions
with correct answers
What are the advantages to human milk? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-ideal balance of nutrients
-digestible and economical (no preparation)
-bonding between mother & child
-cost is less than purchasing formula
-ovulation is suppressed
-risk of ovarian cancer & premenopausal breast cancer are reduced
-extra calories are used (promotes weight loss without dieting)
-oxytocin is released to promote more rapid uterine involution with less bleeding
-sucking helps to develop muscles in infant's jaw
-absorption of lactose and minerals in newborn is improved
-immunologic properties of breast milk help prevent infections in baby
-composition of milk adapts to meet infant's changing needs as they grow
-constipation in baby is not a problem with adequate intake
,-food allergies are less likely to develop
-incidence of otitis media and URI in the infant is reduced
-breastfed babies are less likely to be overfed (reduce risk of adult obesity)
-less prone to vomiting
What are the main advantages of breastfeeding to the baby? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-decreased
obesity
-decreased allergies
-gut protection
-optimal growth for the brain
-anti-carcinogenic
-immunity- IgA
-decreased SIDs
-decreased Dental cavities
-mitigated intellectual deficits in congenital cretinism
-higher test scores of cognitive and motor development
, -ten-point IQ advantage for preterm infants who were tube-fed human milk & did not go to the breast
-improved visual acuity
-improved neuromotor skills in neurologically impaired children
Initiation of breastfeeding should occur... - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅in the first hour postpartum
*as soon as possible after delivery
Separation during the first hour interrupts the infant's predictable _____________ and
__________________ - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅behavior patterns & delays the beginning of effective
suckling
Avoid ___________ that may interfere with breastfeeding or that may traumatize the infant including
unnecessary, excessive, and overly vigorous ... - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅procedures
-suctioning of the ORAL CAVITY, ESOPHAGUS, AIRWAYS
Delay ________, __________, __________, __________, and ___________ until after the first feeding is
complete - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-weighing
-measuring
-bathing
-needle-sticks
-eye prophylaxis
What is recommended in the first hour postpartum or until first breastfeeding occurs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-✔✔✅uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact
with correct answers
What are the advantages to human milk? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-ideal balance of nutrients
-digestible and economical (no preparation)
-bonding between mother & child
-cost is less than purchasing formula
-ovulation is suppressed
-risk of ovarian cancer & premenopausal breast cancer are reduced
-extra calories are used (promotes weight loss without dieting)
-oxytocin is released to promote more rapid uterine involution with less bleeding
-sucking helps to develop muscles in infant's jaw
-absorption of lactose and minerals in newborn is improved
-immunologic properties of breast milk help prevent infections in baby
-composition of milk adapts to meet infant's changing needs as they grow
-constipation in baby is not a problem with adequate intake
,-food allergies are less likely to develop
-incidence of otitis media and URI in the infant is reduced
-breastfed babies are less likely to be overfed (reduce risk of adult obesity)
-less prone to vomiting
What are the main advantages of breastfeeding to the baby? - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-decreased
obesity
-decreased allergies
-gut protection
-optimal growth for the brain
-anti-carcinogenic
-immunity- IgA
-decreased SIDs
-decreased Dental cavities
-mitigated intellectual deficits in congenital cretinism
-higher test scores of cognitive and motor development
, -ten-point IQ advantage for preterm infants who were tube-fed human milk & did not go to the breast
-improved visual acuity
-improved neuromotor skills in neurologically impaired children
Initiation of breastfeeding should occur... - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅in the first hour postpartum
*as soon as possible after delivery
Separation during the first hour interrupts the infant's predictable _____________ and
__________________ - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅behavior patterns & delays the beginning of effective
suckling
Avoid ___________ that may interfere with breastfeeding or that may traumatize the infant including
unnecessary, excessive, and overly vigorous ... - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅procedures
-suctioning of the ORAL CAVITY, ESOPHAGUS, AIRWAYS
Delay ________, __________, __________, __________, and ___________ until after the first feeding is
complete - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅-weighing
-measuring
-bathing
-needle-sticks
-eye prophylaxis
What is recommended in the first hour postpartum or until first breastfeeding occurs? - CORRECT
ANSWER-✔✔✅uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact
