While caring for a mother and her 1-day-old neonate born vaginally at 30 weeks' gestation, the nurse explains about the neonate's need for gavage feeding at this time instead of the mother's plan for...

While caring for a mother and her 1-day-old neonate born vaginally at 30 weeks' gestation, the nurse explains about the neonate's need for gavage feeding at this time instead of the mother's plan for bottle feeding. Which of the following should the nurse include as the rationale for this feeding plan?

1. The neonate has difficulty coordinating sucking, swallowing, and breathing.

2. A high-calorie formula, presently needed at this time, is more easily delivered via gavage.

3. Gavage feedings can minimize the neonate's increased risk of developing hypoglycemia.

4. This type of feeding, easily given in the isolette, decreases the neonate's risk of cold stress.