A newly delivered mother who intends to breastfeed tells her nurse,"I am so relieved that this pregnancy is over so that I can start smoking again." The nurse encourages the client to refrain from smoking.However,this new mother is insistent that she will resume smoking.How will the nurse adapt her health teaching with this new information?

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The new mother should be encouraged not to smoke.If she continues to smoke,she should be encouraged to always smoke in another room,removed from the baby.Smoking may impair milk production.When the products of tobacco are broken down,they cross over into the breast milk.Tobacco also results in a reduction of the antiinfective properties of breast milk.Research supports the conclusion that mothers should not smoke within 2 hours before a feeding (AAP Committee on Drugs,2001).The effects of secondhand smoke on infants include excessive crying,colic,upper respiratory infections,and an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

A Newly Delivered Mother Who Intends to Breastfeed Tells Her