Neonatology: practice question

A Pediatrics question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pediatrics · Neonatology

Sample item

What is preferred nutrition for most healthy newborns when possible?

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding provides appropriate nutrition, immune factors, and hydration for most healthy infants during early life when feasible and supported.

Option by option

  • A. Fruit juice

    Fruit juice is not suitable primary newborn nutrition.

  • B. Exclusive breastfeeding (correct)

    Correct: exclusive breastfeeding is preferred for most healthy newborns.

  • C. Honey water

    Honey water is unsafe for infants and nutritionally inadequate.

  • D. Cow milk alone

    Unmodified cow milk is not appropriate early infant nutrition.

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What is the answer to this Pediatrics question?

The best answer is B, Exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding provides appropriate nutrition, immune factors, and hydration for most healthy infants during early life when feasible and supported.

Why is "Fruit juice" not the answer?

Fruit juice is not suitable primary newborn nutrition.

Why is "Honey water" not the answer?

Honey water is unsafe for infants and nutritionally inadequate.

Why is "Cow milk alone" not the answer?

Unmodified cow milk is not appropriate early infant nutrition.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Neonatology in Pediatrics. The correct option holds because: Correct: exclusive breastfeeding is preferred for most healthy newborns.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Neonatology?

Memorise milestones and the vaccine schedule as tables and revise them often. Then use the flashcards and the other Pediatrics questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.