Breast Milk
Breast Milk ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is counseling a breastfeeding mother about her dietary intake.
The nurse informs the mother that she should consume enough calories, fluids, protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants to support milk production and quality.
Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend to the mother as good sources of these nutrients? (Select all that apply.)
Sources of protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants that are essential for milk production and quality.
Sources of protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants that are essential for milk production and quality.
Coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, chocolate, and alcohol are not nutritious foods and can have negative effects on the mother and the baby. They can cause dehydration, irritability, insomnia, poor weight gain, and fetal alcohol syndrome.
Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, vegetable oils, and herbs are not sufficient to provide all the nutrients needed by the mother and the baby. They are good sources of Carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, and phytochemicals, but they lack protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, and zinc.
Sources of protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants that are essential for milk production and quality.
The correct answer is choice A, B and E. These foods are good sources of protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants that are essential for milk production and quality.
Choice C is wrong because coffee, tea, soda, energy drinks, chocolate, and alcohol are not nutritious foods and can have negative effects on the mother and the baby. They can cause dehydration, irritability, insomnia, poor weight gain, and fetal alcohol syndrome.
Choice D is wrong because whole grains, fruits, vegetables, vegetable oils, and herbs are not sufficient to provide all the nutrients needed by the mother and the baby. They are good sources of carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, and phytochemicals, but they lack protein, calcium, iron, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin D, iodine, selenium, and zinc.
The normal ranges for these nutrients are:
• Protein: 71 g/day for lactating women
• Calcium: 1000 mg/day for lactating women
• Iron: 9 mg/day for lactating women
• Folate: 500 mcg/day for lactating women
• Vitamin B12: 2.8 mcg/day for lactating women
• Vitamin D: 15 mcg/day for lactating women
• Iodine: 290 mcg/day for lactating women
• Selenium: 70 mcg/day for lactating women
• Zinc: 12 mg/day for lactating women
• Omega-3 fatty acids: 1.3 g/day for lactating women
• Antioxidants: no specific recommendation but fruits and vegetables are good sources