The nurse is working with a mother who is breastfeeding her 2-month-old infant with blood-loss anemia. The blood loss has been stopped, and efforts are made to increase the infant's supply of iron. The nurse will advise the mother to:
a. switch to a formula high in iron
b. feed half formula with iron and half breast milk
c. feed formula with iron and iron-fortified cereal
d. give only mother's breast milk
D
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A Incorrect. After stopping blood loss in a 2-month-old infant, to boost the infant's iron level, the nurse will not advise the caregiver to switch to a formula high in iron.
B Incorrect. After stopping blood loss in a 2-month-old infant, to boost the infant's iron level, the nurse will not advise the caregiver to feed half formula with iron and half breast milk.
C Incorrect. After stopping blood loss in a 2-month-old infant, to boost the infant's iron level, the nurse will not advise the caregiver to feed formula with iron and iron-fortified cereal.
D Correct. For infants, breast milk should be encouraged as the exclusive source of nutrition because the bioavailability of iron in human milk is greater than the iron found in formula.
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