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A nurse is supporting a mother to continue breastfeeding or formula feeding when she returns to work or school.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest to help the mother maintain her milk supply?
Pumping or expressing milk at least every 3 to 4 hours during work or school hours stimulates the production of prolactin, the hormone that regulates milk synthesis.
Storing milk in clean glass or plastic containers with tight-fitting lids in a refrigerator or freezer preserves the quality and safety of the milk.
Labeling milk containers with the date and time of expression and using them in order of oldest to newest ensures that the milk is used before it spoils.
It includes all of the above strategies.
The nurse should suggest all of these strategies to help the mother maintain her milk supply when she returns to work or school.
Choice A is correct because pumping or expressing milk at least every 3 to 4 hours during work or school hours stimulates the production of prolactin, the hormone that regulates milk synthesis.
Choice B is correct because storing milk in clean glass or plastic containers with tight-fitting lids in a refrigerator or freezer preserves the quality and safety of the milk.
Choice C is correct because labeling milk containers with the date and time of expression and using them in order of oldest to newest ensures that the milk is used before it spoils.
Choice D is correct because it includes all of the above strategies.