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Pregnancy & BFeeding
Question | Answer |
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What are two major health conditions that should be controlled prior to pregnancy? | Diabetes, PKU |
An infant is considered pre term if it is born before___ weeks? | 37 |
What age can infants suckle/feed at? | 34 weeks |
How are premature infants fed if they cannot breastfeed yet? | TPN and enteral feeds. Enteral feeds will consist of expressed breast milk, donor milk or premature infant formula |
Name substances in breastmilk that improve the bioavailability of it? | Lactoferrin, bile salt stimulating lipase (BSSL), carnitine |
Name substances in breastmilk that provide immunity | Lactoferrin, Lactadherin, Mucins, BSSL, iIgA, IgM, IgG, lysozymes |
Name several things that contribute to a healthy infants' microflora | Exposure to environmental microbes, exposure to mums bacteria (faecal, vaginal, breast), optimal nutrition, human milk oligosaccharides. |
Name several factors that contribute to suboptimal microflora | C-section birth, sterile environment, poor nutrition |