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If a Newborn Breastfed Baby Is Jaundiced, What Is the Optimal

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If a newborn breastfed baby is jaundiced, what is the optimal treatment plan?


A) The baby should be weaned for two days, and only then resume breastfeeding.
B) The baby should continue to breastfeed on cue, and should be supplemented at the breast with expressed breastmilk, donor milk, or formula, using a cup or syringe.
C) The mother should breastfeed twice a day, and formula feed for the remainder of the day's feedings.
D) The mother should pump as often as her baby was breastfeeding, and should bottle-feed her baby the expressed milk.

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