On a 6-week postpartum visit a new mother tells the nurse she wants to feed her baby whole milk after 2 months because she will be returning to work and can no longer breastfeed. the nurse plans to teach the mother that she should switch to formula feeding because whole milk does not meet the infant's nutritional requirements for what

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21 February, 21:20

On a 6-week postpartum visit a new mother tells the nurse she wants to feed her baby whole milk after 2 months because she will be returning to work and can no longer breastfeed. the nurse plans to teach the mother that she should switch to formula feeding because whole milk does not meet the infant's nutritional requirements for what

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Aileen Bautista · Answer 1

The answer would be: Vitamin C and iron

Whole milk has many differences of concentration when compared to the breast milk. Whole milk has higher calcium, sodium and protein. The imbalance of concentration is dangerous as it might not same as the baby nutritional needs. It also lack of severals nutrition like vitamin C and iron.