QUESTIONS

1. What is the alternative to hand rearing?
2. Why is a foster mother more beneficial to an orphan than hand rearing?
3. List behavioural problems that may manifest in hand reared orphans in later life.
4. Why is colostrum so important?
5. If an orphan has not received colostrum from the dam, what alternative source may be used?
6. Why must the neonate receive colostrum within the first few hours after birth?
7. Why are commercial milk formulas preferable over home-made milk substitutes?
8. How frequently should an orphaned neonate be fed during the first week of life?
9. Why is the provision of a warm environment essential in the hand rearing of an orphan?
10. In addition to feeding and providing warmth, what other aspects of nursing care are beneficial to an orphan?