Quiz Questions Flashcards
What are two ways infants can meet vitamin D needs?
The mom can supplement 6400 IU of vitamin D a day, or give the baby 400 IU drops directly daily
Why do new borns have low vitamin K stores at birth?
- sterile digestive enviornment
- vitamin k cycle not fully functional
- low placenta transfer
What advice would you give a vegan breastfeeding mother?
Suppliment omega 3’s, vitamin B12, and iron
Iron in human milk is transported by what?
Lactoferrin
What hormone stimulates milk production?
Prolactin
What stimulates milk ejection?
Oxytocin
What protein is in breastmilk that controls the amount of milk produced?
Feedback inhibitor of lactation (FIL)
Name 5 unique compounds found in breastmilk that formula companies can’t replicate.
- HMO’s
- Growth factor
- Leptins
- Probiotics
- enzymes
- living cells
How does breastfeeding protect against obesity?
- Breastfed infants tend to consume fewer calories
- caregivers might try to empty bottles
- higher protein in formula can lead to higher insulin levels
- leptin in breastmilk can signal/regulate satiety
- more responsive feeding experience
What are 5 benefits of HMO’s?
- stimulates maturation of intestinal epithelium
- act as prebiotics
- enhanced immune response
- provides sialic acid, potentially essential nutrient for brain development
- prevent necrotizing enterocolitis
What are 4 primary reasons that it’s so important to provide healthful complementary foods?
- they provide crucial nutrients
- infants learn so much from the process
- dietary habits may track through a childs life
- the risk of obesity rapidly develops between 1-24 months; this time is critical point of prevention
What is the guideline for proper age of introduction to complementary foods?
6 months - readiness signs consist of sitting unsupported, tongue doesn’t push food out automatically, baby doesn’t gag on food, and ability to chew and swallow
What is the guideline for intake of cow milk before age 1?
NO cow’s milk before age 1
Compare the iron requirement for infants 0-6 months and infants 7-12 months. Why does the DRI change?
- 0-6 months: .27 mg/d
- 7-12 months: 11 mg/d
- stores from birth diminish by 6 months of age
What food sources should be offered regularly to provide iron? (name at least 8)
- eggs
- iron fortified cereals
- lentils
- fish
- baby meats
- iron fortified oatmeal
- salmon
- spinach
- beats