Lec-06
Lec-06
Lec-06
Muahammad Azam
LSN,UOL
OBJECTIVES
• Identify the major nutritional risk factors and
strategies to prevent or manage them in the
first years of life and during the pre-school
years.
• Weaning, Pre lacteal feeds, food introduce
with quantity and type.
• Counsel mothers regarding nutritional care of
the children
Infant nutrient needs
• Vitamin D:
• Breast-fed and partially-breast-fed infants should be
supplemented with 400 IU (10 µg)/day until consuming about 1 L
(4 cups) of vitamin D-fortified formula/milk daily
• Formulas contain at least 10 µg vitamin D/L
• Light-skinned infants synthesize enough vitamin D after 15 min of
sun exposure/day
• dark-skinned infants may require longer exposure
Infant nutrient needs
• Vitamin K:
• All newborns should receive a 0.5-1.0 mg injection
• Fluoride:
• Breast-fed infants, infants on pre-mixed formula and on formula
mixed with low fluoride water – often given fluoride
supplements beginning at 6 month of age
Breast feeding
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