Deck 6: Human Milk

Question 1

Colostrum's content is:

A) High in lactose, high in sodium, and low in potassium.
B) Low in lactose, high in sodium, and low in potassium.
C) High in lactose, low in sodium, and high in potassium.
D) Low in lactose, high in sodium, and high in potassium.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Colostrum has a primary immunological purpose.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Milk from mothers who are high producers has been shown to be:

A) Lower in protein, higher in fat and lactose
B) Higher in protein, lower in fat and lactose
C) Lower in protein, lower in fat and higher in lactose
D) Higher in protein, lower in fat and higher in lactose

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Donor milk is: (Pick the one that is not correct)

A) Protective against infection
B) Can lead to slower growth
C) Can lead to improved growth
D) Used as a bridge when mother's milk is not available

Question 5

Maternal diet can affect:

A) Human milk protein content
B) Human milk fat content
C) Human milk lactose content
D) Human milk calorie content

Question 6

Human Milk Oligosaccharides are: (pick the one that is not correct)

A) The third largest component of human milk
B) Affected by pasteurization
C) Survives lower pH in the stomach
D) Reaches the colon intact

Question 7

Pasteurized human milk has less lactoferrin and other bioactive components so that bacterial proliferation is ______ compared to fresh or frozen milk.

A) Greater than
B) Less than

Question 8

Defatted human milk using the refrigeration method has:

A) More long chain fat than the centrifuge method
B) Less long chain fat than the centrifuge method

Question 9

Mothers may benefit from breast feeding in the following ways:

A) Improved mother-infant bonding
B) More rapid uterine involution
C) Postpartum weight loss
D) Decreased incidence of premenopausal breast cancer
E) All of these

Question 10

Infants will benefit from being breastfed through a decrease in the incidence of and severity of a wide range of infectious diseases including all of the following, except:

A) Diarrhea
B) Bacteremia
C) Respiratory tract infections
D) Bacterial meningitis
E) Necrotizing enterocolitis
F) Otitis media
G) None of these

Question 11

The American Academy of Pediatrics guideline and the Global Consensus recommendation is that all breastfed infants and those infants taking less than 1 liter of formula have a supplement of 400 I.U. per day beginning soon after birth.

Question 12

Human milk contains human milk oligosaccharides which as a carbohydrate contribute:

A) 4 kcal/gm
B) 9 kcal/gm
C) 2 kcal/gm
D) 0 kcal/gm