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A nurse is teaching a client who is thirty-two weeks pregnant about breastfeeding. The client has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The nurse includes which information during teaching?

The infant will not be breast-fed.
The infant will be breast-fed for the first two months and switched to bottle-feeding thereafter.
The infant will be breast-fed for the first six months.
The infant will be breast-fed for the first three months and switched to bottle-feeding thereafter.

Explanation

Answer: A - Mothers with HIV are advised not to breastfeed their infants. HIV transmission is possible through breastfeeding.

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