A breastfeeding mother who is concerned that her baby is not getting enough to eat would find which of the following resources most helpful and most cost-effective on the day after discharge?
1. Visiting a pediatric screening clinic at the hospital
2. Placing a call to the hospital nursery "baby line"
3. Calling the pediatrician for a lactation consult referral
4. Requesting a home visit
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1, 3, 4. Incorrect. All of these actions would not necessarily be cost effective. A first-line action could be to call a "warm line" for nurse advice.
2. Correct. Warm lines are telephone lines offered as a community service to provide new par-ents with support, encouragement, and basic parenting education.
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