The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that the best form of newborn nutrition is:
a. exclusive breastfeeding until age 2 months.
b. exclusive breastfeeding until at least age 1 year.
c. commercially prepared newborn formula for 1 year.
d. commercially prepared newborn formula until age 4 to 6 months.
ANS: B
The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its position that a newborn be breastfed exclusively for the first year of life. This group also supports programs that enable women to return to work and continue breastfeeding. Two months is too short of a period. The recommendation is for breastfeeding, not commercial formula. If the mother has stopped breastfeeding, then commercial formula, rather than whole milk, should be used until age 1 year.
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