The perinatal nurse describes infant feeding cues to a new mother. These feeding cues include (select all that apply):
a. Vocalizations
b. Mouth movements
c. Moving the hand to the mouth
d. Yawning
ANS: a, b, c
The infant demonstrates readiness for feeding when he or she begins to stir, bobs the head against the mattress or mother's neck or shoulder, makes hand-to-mouth or hand-to-hand movements, exhibits sucking or licking, exhibits rooting, and demonstrates increased activity with the arms and legs flexed and the hands in a fist.
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Which population groups are most at risk for developing macular degeneration? (Select all that apply.)
a. African American b. Asian American c. Caucasian d. Hispanic
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