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Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh

Edition 5ISBN: 978-1133600497
book Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh cover

Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 5th Edition by Judith Brown ,Janet Isaacs ,Bea Krinke ,Ellen Lechtenberg,Maureen Murtaugh

Edition 5ISBN: 978-1133600497
Exercise 7
Why are infant feeding problems more common in 6-month-old infants who were born at 32 weeks of gestation than in 6-month-old infants born at full term?
A) Early birth makes mothers anxious which can lower their milk supply after hospital discharge.
B) Infants do not have skills for nursing until they reach a corrected age of 40 weeks of gestation.
C) Neonatal intensive care units have to use nutrition support which slows oral feeding development.
D) High energy needs means a high volume of breast milk is needed, even if the infant has weak muscles.
Explanation
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