NDLE Community and Public Health Nutrition Practice Test

Exclusive breastfeeding means feeding the baby only breast milk, with no other foods or liquids, including water. Breast milk provides both nutrition and hydration for infants in the first six months, so no extra water or other drinks are needed and introducing them can reduce breast milk intake or expose the baby to contaminants. In practice, small medicines or vitamin drops are sometimes given without breaking exclusivity, but they do not count as foods or liquids that replace breast milk. Therefore, the statement matches the intended definition, so it is true. The other ideas would let in liquids other than breast milk or would treat solid foods differently, which is not consistent with exclusive breastfeeding.