What Does the Term 'Colostrum' Refer To

question 51

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'colostrum' refer to?

• A) the feedback loop whereby suckling infants have an impact on milk production
• B) the main ingredient in infant formula
• C) the beneficial fluid that infants glean from the breast before breast milk comes in
• D) the 'after-milk' produced when infants are allowed to suckle too freely
• E) the bitter substance some people put on their nipples to induce weaning

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