Test Bank For Varneys Midwifery 6th Edition King 9781284160215 All Chapters with Answers

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Importance of Breastfeeding
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,Advantages of breastfeeding to the
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infant,mother,family,society
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, Breastfeeding definition of terms h h h




• EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING: the infant takes only breast milk a
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nd no additional food, water, or other fluids with the exception
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of medicines and vitamin or mineral drops.
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• PARTIAL BREASTFEEDING or MIXED FEEDING: the infant is
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given some breast feeds and some artificial feeds, either milk or
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cereal, or other food or water.
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• BOTTLE-
FEEDING: the infant is feeding from a bottle, regardless of its
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contents, including expressed breast milk.
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• ARTIFICIAL FEEDING: the infant is given breast-
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milk substitutes and not breastfeeding at all.
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• REPLACEMENT FEEDING: the process of feeding a child of an HI h h h h h h h h h h




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positive mother who is not receiving any breast milk with a diet t
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hat provides all the nutrients the child needs.
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