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Your Friend Is Considering Feeding Her Preterm Infant Formula Rather

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Your friend is considering feeding her preterm infant formula rather than breastfeeding the infant because she is a working mom and believes that feeding the infant formula would be more convenient and supply sufficient nutrients. What would you tell her about the nutritional, health, and developmental benefits of breastfeeding preterm infants to persuade her to consider breastfeeding as the better option?


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Unpalatability

The quality or state of being unappetizing to eat or difficult to digest, often a defense mechanism in plants and animals against predators.

Potential Predators

Organisms that could potentially hunt and consume other organisms as their source of food.

Species Richness

A measure of the number of different species present in a specific ecological community or habitat.

Community Stability

The ability of an ecosystem to maintain its structure and function over time, despite the presence of stressors or disturbances.

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