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Iron supplementation in a healthy term breastfed baby should be staed at the age of

A
2 weeks
B
4 weeks
C
6 weeks
D
8 weeks
High-Yield Explanation
.However, human milk contains littleiron, so infants who are exclusively breastfed are at increased risk ofiron deficiency after 4 months of age. The clinical repo recommends giving breastfed infants 1 mg/kg/day of a liquid iron supplement until solid foods, such as iron-foified cereals, are introduced.

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