NUTRITION CH 15

Understanding Nutrition by Whitney/Rolfes CH 15

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Preconception: Folic Acid status
Neural tube defects
Preconception: Bone(?) status
Osteoporosis
Preconception: Smoking
Miscarriage, low birth weight
Preconception: Caffeine
Misscarriage, low birth weight
Preconception: alcohol
FAS: fetal alcohol syndrom, miscarriage
Preconception: drugs
Birth defects, fetal addiction
Risky pregnancies: AGES
Less than 15
older than 35
Risky pregnancies: Frequent pregnancies
More than (>) one per year
complications
Risky pregnancies: (other)
Poverty, fad food habits
Risky pregnancies: medical conditions
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
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
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
Times of intense development and rapid cell division
hyperplasia: critical periods of DEVELOPMENT
hypertrophy: critical periods of GROWTH
Nutrient needs
Additional 300+ kcals, 10 g protein per day