1 Babies born prematurely (below 37 weeks gestation) should still start their first routine immunisations at eight weeks after birth. True or false?
2 Name three signs indicating that a baby may be dehydrated.
3 Babies or children who have had an acute attack of gastroenteritis should not be given any food for the next 24 hours. True or false?
4 Babies must change to follow-on-milk once they are six months old. True or false?
5 Children who have been dry at night but who start wetting the bed again could have which infection?a) head liceb) threadwormsc) chickenpox
ANSWERS
1 True. Premature babies, like full-term infants, should receive their primary immunisations at the ages of eight, 12, and 16 weeks.
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