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A nurse is teaching a pregnant client at 32 weeks gestation with human immunodeficiency virus about breastfeeding. The nurse includes which information during teaching?
  1. The infant will not be breast-fed.
  2. The infant will be breast-fed for the first 2 months and switched to bottle-feeding thereafter.
  3. The infant will be breast-fed for the first 6 months.
  4. The infant will be breast-fed for the first 3 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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