The Term Infant with Problems: Case Study 26

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The Term Infant with Problems: Topics
Table of Contents
Pre module evaluation
Early Jaundice
Breast Milk Jaundice
Poor Weight Gain
Multiple Births
Hypoglycemia
Transient Illness
Congenital Anomalies
Physiologic Supplementation
Post module evaluation
References

A mother calls you. Her 8 day old baby girl has been hospitalized for 3 days with a scalp abscess and the mother is worried that her breast milk supply is decreasing. Since the mother is not able to stay with her daughter all the time, she has been getting several bottles of formula a day.

Q1: What does she need to do to increase her milk supply?



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