The nurse is teaching the parents of a 4-month-old infant about good feeding habits. Which is the rationale for not letting the baby go to sleep with the bottle?
1. To decrease the risk for aspiration
2. To decrease the risk for dental caries
3. To decrease the risk for malocclusion problems
4. To decrease the risk for sleeping disorders
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Explanation:
1. There have been limited data to date showing a positive correlation to putting a baby to sleep with a bottle and increased risk of aspiration.
2. Infants should not be put to bed with a bottle as this increases the risk for developing dental caries.
3. The primary concerns related to putting an infant to bed with a bottle are dental caries and otitis media. Poor dental alignment is not a significant problem.
4. Sleeping disorders have not been found to be related to letting an infant go to sleep with a bottle.
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