A client delivered a healthy infant through cesarean section. The midwife encourages the client to eat which food item to promote wound healing?

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The client should be encouraged to eat oranges. Citrus fruits and juices are high in vitamin C, which is necessary to form collagen. Collagen is used in synthesis of skin, scar tissues and blood vessels. Bananas are high in potassium. Wheat bread is high in fiber, which lowers cholesterol and prevents constipation. Milk is high in calcium.

A Client Delivered a Healthy Infant Through Cesarean Section