Infant Formula Feeding — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: An infant should ideally be breastfed _____ times a day

Answer: 8-12

Flashcard 2: Breast milk stored in the refrigerator should be used within _____ hours.

Answer: 24

Flashcard 3: At a child health clinic, the criteria to identify at-risk infants include failure to gain weight during _____ successive months

Answer: 3

Flashcard 4: Compare the iron content of cow's milk and breast milk:

Answer: Both are poor sources (both are deficient in iron)

Flashcard 5: Exclusively breastfed infants are _____ likely to have evening colic, allergy to bovine milk and atopic eczema

Answer: less

Flashcard 6: Foremilk is secreted at the start of the feed and is rich in _____, sugar, vitamins, minerals, and water that quenches the baby s thirst.

Answer: proteins

Flashcard 7: Mature milk follows transitional milk and is _____ thin and more watery.

Answer: more

Flashcard 8: At a child health clinic, the criteria to identify at-risk infants include child with _____ or diarrhoea

Answer: PEM

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Answer: diets for malnourished child

Extra: 

Flashcard 10: _____ is contraindicated during the initial (stabilization) phase of management of a malnourished child.

Answer: Iron

Extra: Iron is withheld during the stabilization phase because it can promote bacterial growth and oxidative stress. It is introduced during the rehabilitation (catch-up) phase once the child is stable and gaining weight.