A postpartum nurse is providing instructions to the mother of a newborn with hyperbilirubinemia who is being breast-fed. The nurse provides which appropriate instruction to the mother?
a) Feed the newborn less frequently.
b) Continue to breast-feed every 2 to 4 hours.
c) Switch to bottle-feeding the infant for 2 weeks.
d) Stop breast-feeding and switch to bottle-feeding permanently.
a) Feed the newborn less frequently.
b) Continue to breast-feed every 2 to 4 hours.
c) Switch to bottle-feeding the infant for 2 weeks.
d) Stop breast-feeding and switch to bottle-feeding permanently.
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