Caring for Mothers and Newborns

A baby's head and neck are supported for the first

• 7 to 10 days of life.

• month of life.

• 3 months of life.

• 6 months of life.

When holding a newborn, do the following except

• Hold the infant securely.

• Cuddle the infant.

• Use two hands.

• Lift the infant by the arms.

You observe the following. Which is normal?

• The baby looks flushed and is perspiring.

• The baby has watery stools.

• The baby's eyes are red and irritated.

• The baby spits up a small amount when burped.

A baby is breast-fed. The mother should do the following except

• wash her hands.

• hold the baby close to her breast.

• stimulate the rooting reflex.

• clean her breasts with soap and water.

A breast-fed baby is burped

• every 5 minutes.

• after nursing from each breast.

• after 1 ounce of breast milk.

• after half the formula is taken.

You are shopping for baby formula. Which should you buy?

• the one that is on sale

• the ready-to-feed type

• the one ordered by the doctor

• the powdered form

When warming a baby bottle

• warm the bottle in the microwave

• leave the formula out to warm at room temperature

• check that the formula is warm on the inside of your wrist

• boil the formula in a pan for 5 minutes

When bottle-feeding a baby

• tilt the bottle so the formula fills the neck of the bottle and the nipple

• save remaining formula for the next feeding

• burp the baby every 5 minutes

• leave the baby alone with the bottle

A newborn's cord has not healed. The diaper should be

• loose over the cord

• snug over the cord

• below the cord

• disposable

A circumcision is cleaned

• once a day

• when the baby has a bowel movement

• three times a day

• at every diaper change