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Preconception: Folic Acid status
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Neural tube defects
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Preconception: Bone(?) status
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Osteoporosis
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Preconception: Smoking
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Miscarriage, low birth weight
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Preconception: Caffeine
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Misscarriage, low birth weight
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Preconception: alcohol
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FAS: fetal alcohol syndrom, miscarriage
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Preconception: drugs
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Birth defects, fetal addiction
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Risky pregnancies: AGES
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Less than 15
older than 35 |
Risky pregnancies: Frequent pregnancies
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More than (>) one per year
complications |
Risky pregnancies: (other)
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Poverty, fad food habits
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Risky pregnancies: medical conditions
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Occurring during previous gestation
chronic conditions requiring medications requiring therapeutic diets obesity or underweight |
TRIMESTERS: weight
1, 2, &3 trimesters weight gain total weight gain obese, underweight women |
2-5 lbs. first trimester
20-30 lbs. second and third trimesters 25-35 lbs total weight (normal) obese women: 15-20 lbs. underweight women: 34-45 lbs. |
BIRTH WEIGHT: low, high
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Low: less than (<) 2500 grams or 5 lbs
often seen in premature infants, complications High: greater than (>) 9 lbs. often seen in gestational (?), complications |
Components of weight gain in pregnancy
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Only a small amount goes into maternal fat stores (used for energy)
healthy 30 lb weight gain: fetal: 7 lbs placental: 2 lbs amniotic fluid: 2 lbs blood supply: 3 lbs uterus: 2 lbs breast tissue: 2 lbs fat, protein deposition: 10 lbs total: about 30 lbs |
CRITICAL PERIODS: hyperplasia, hypertrophy
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Times of intense development and rapid cell division
hyperplasia: critical periods of DEVELOPMENT hypertrophy: critical periods of GROWTH |
Nutrient needs
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Additional 300+ kcals, 10 g protein per day
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