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Lactation Consultant

Category - Pathology

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You are providing care and services to a diabetic mother who would like to nurse her newborn. What should you instruct the mother about in terms of diabetes and breast feeding?
  1. Diabetic mothers cannot breast feed because any insulin that the mother takes will be passed in the milk to the non diabetic baby.
  2. Diabetic mothers cannot breast feed because the amount of glucose in the mother’s milk will cause the baby to be diabetic.
  3. Diabetic mothers can breast feed and they should be reminded to carefully monitor and control their blood glucose.
  4. Diabetic mothers can feed the baby only pumped breast milk to avoid any nipple soreness.
Explanation
Answer: C - Diabetic mothers can breast feed and they should be reminded to carefully monitor and control their blood glucose. Many breast-feeding diabetic mothers require less insulin and more calories than they had prior to the pregnancy and birth.
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