When a mother complains about the altered feeding method she must use with her baby who had a cleft lip repair 2 days ago, the nurse assures her that regular feeding can be resumed in no sooner than:
a. 7 days
b. 10 days
c. 14 days
d. 20 days
A
Normal feeding can usually be resumed when the cleft lip wound is completely healed in 1 to 2 weeks.
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