A mother tells the nurse that she is discontinuing breastfeeding her 5-month-old infant. The nurse should recommend that the infant be given
a. Skim milk
b. Whole cow's milk
c. Commercial iron-fortified formula
d. Commercial formula without iron
C
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A Cow's milk should not be used in children younger than 12 months.
B Cow's milk should not be used in children younger than 12 months.
C For children younger than 1 year, the American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends the use of breast milk. If breastfeeding has been discontinued, then
iron-fortified commercial formula should be used.
D Maternal iron stores are almost depleted by this age; the iron-fortified formula
will help prevent the development of iron-deficiency anemia.
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