Newborn Nursing Care Q 31

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The nurse manager is presenting education to her staff to promote consistency in the interventions used with lactating mothers. She emphasizes that the optimum time to initiate lactation is:

  

     A. as soon as possible after the infant’s birth.

     B. after the mother has rested for 4-6 hours.

     C. during the infant’s second period of reactivity.

     D. after the infant has taken sterile water without complications.

    

    

Correct Answer: A. as soon as possible after the infant’s birth.

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Option A: Early and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact between mothers and infants should be facilitated and encouraged as soon as possible after birth. All mothers should be supported to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth, within the first hour after delivery.

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