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NSPN 7100- Module 7: Infant Feeding
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What does exclusive breastfeeding mean?
Ans: Exclusive breastfeeding means that an infant should not
receive any food or drink other than human milk.
What are Health Canada's recommendations around exclusive
breastfeeding?
Ans: Health Canada (2015) recommends exclusive
breastfeeding for around six months, then continued
breastfeeding with the addition of complementary foods until
at least two years of age in order to provide both optimal
nutrition for growth and development and immunologic
protection.
What are some societal benefits to breast feeding?
Ans: Convenient (ready anytime, anywhere, no bottles, plastic
nipples, or sterilizing required), Less expensive than formula,
Reduced annual health care costs, Less parental absence from
work due to illness, Reduced environmental impact (no
packaging, no garbage)
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What is breast milk composed of?
Ans: Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Hormones, Anti-infective
properties, immune properties,
What is the major carbohydrate for human milk?
Ans: The major carbohydrate for human milk is lactose which
supplies 40% of the body's caloric needs.
What is the importance of Lactose in breast millk (ie. what is the
benefit)?
Ans: Lactose metabolizes readily into galactose and glucose
supplying energy for brain growth and preventing
hypoglycemia. Its slow breakdown and absorption also increase
calcium absorption and facilitates the passage of meconium,
which helps the excretion of bilirubin
Does the mother's diet affect the level of protein in breast milk?
Ans: The level of protein in breast milk is not affected by the
mother's diet
Human milk contains different kinds of proteins but what are the major
two?
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Ans: Whey (lactoalbumin) and Casein (curd).
Some of the protein content in mature human milk is probably not
nutritionally available to the infant; it serves immunological purposes
instead. What immunological purpose does lactoferrin have?
Ans: is an iron-binding protein that is bacteriostatic.
Lactoferrin deprives pathogens of iron which prevents an
overgrowth of potentially harmful organisms (Riordan &
Wambach, 2010). It also promotes lactobacillus bifidus
colonization in the infant's gut which enhances the infant's
absorption of iron from human milk.
What is the main source of calories (energy) in breast milk?
Ans: The main source of calories (energy) for the infant is from
fat - about 50% of the infant's caloric needs.
Human milk contains the essential fatty acids (EFAs). Why are these
important?
Ans: They are important for growth, neurologic development,
and visual function
The major types of lymphocytes are B and T lymphocytes. What are
their functions?
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NSPN 7100- Module 7: Infant Feeding
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
What does exclusive breastfeeding mean?
Ans: Exclusive breastfeeding means that an infant should not
receive any food or drink other than human milk.
What are Health Canada's recommendations around exclusive
breastfeeding?
Ans: Health Canada (2015) recommends exclusive
breastfeeding for around six months, then continued
breastfeeding with the addition of complementary foods until
at least two years of age in order to provide both optimal
nutrition for growth and development and immunologic
protection.
What are some societal benefits to breast feeding?
Ans: Convenient (ready anytime, anywhere, no bottles, plastic
nipples, or sterilizing required), Less expensive than formula,
Reduced annual health care costs, Less parental absence from
work due to illness, Reduced environmental impact (no
packaging, no garbage)
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What is breast milk composed of?
Ans: Carbohydrates, Protein, Fat, Hormones, Anti-infective
properties, immune properties,
What is the major carbohydrate for human milk?
Ans: The major carbohydrate for human milk is lactose which
supplies 40% of the body's caloric needs.
What is the importance of Lactose in breast millk (ie. what is the
benefit)?
Ans: Lactose metabolizes readily into galactose and glucose
supplying energy for brain growth and preventing
hypoglycemia. Its slow breakdown and absorption also increase
calcium absorption and facilitates the passage of meconium,
which helps the excretion of bilirubin
Does the mother's diet affect the level of protein in breast milk?
Ans: The level of protein in breast milk is not affected by the
mother's diet
Human milk contains different kinds of proteins but what are the major
two?
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Ans: Whey (lactoalbumin) and Casein (curd).
Some of the protein content in mature human milk is probably not
nutritionally available to the infant; it serves immunological purposes
instead. What immunological purpose does lactoferrin have?
Ans: is an iron-binding protein that is bacteriostatic.
Lactoferrin deprives pathogens of iron which prevents an
overgrowth of potentially harmful organisms (Riordan &
Wambach, 2010). It also promotes lactobacillus bifidus
colonization in the infant's gut which enhances the infant's
absorption of iron from human milk.
What is the main source of calories (energy) in breast milk?
Ans: The main source of calories (energy) for the infant is from
fat - about 50% of the infant's caloric needs.
Human milk contains the essential fatty acids (EFAs). Why are these
important?
Ans: They are important for growth, neurologic development,
and visual function
The major types of lymphocytes are B and T lymphocytes. What are
their functions?
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