Nursing C 787 Module 5 Complete Study Guide. Latest 2022/ Unit 5: Nutrition Through the Lifecycle (Cohort 3 Video)Reading: Chapter 9: "Growing a Healthier
... [Show More] Nation: Maternal, Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
with an Emphasis on Childhood Overweight"
What is the recommended weight gain - based on the BMI of the woman when she became
pregnant - for underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese women?
Underweight women (BMI < 18.5) should gain between 28 and 40 pounds
BMI 18.5–24.9 should gain between 25 and 35 pounds during pregnancy
Overweight women (BMI 25–29.9) should gain between 15 and 20 pounds
obese women (BMI ≥ 30) should gain 11 to 20 pounds
If a woman is carrying twins, she should gain 37 to 42 pounds depending on her pre-pregnancy
weight status
Identify risk factors for preterm delivery.
How much additional energy (kcal/day) does a woman require in the first, second and third
trimesters?
Pregnant woman needs an additional:
340 kcal/day in the second trimester
452 kcal/day in the third trimester
Goals may need to be adjusted for women who are in the underweight or overweight/obese weight
categories
How much additional protein (g/day) does a woman require while pregnant?
DRI for protein in pregnancy is an additional 25 g/day for all three trimesters
What are the recommendations surrounding smoking and alcohol consumption by pregnant
women?
Smoking is totally contraindicated during pregnancy due to the profound impact it has on
development of the fetus. Less oxygen is available to the fetus of a mother who smokes, so the baby
is likely to be small for gestational age (SGA). SGA babies are at higher risk of complications of birth
and have higher rates of problems during the first year of life
Alcohol is known to cause birth defects and is linked to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Infants born
with FAS exhibit numerous permanent developmental problems, including mental retardation
What is the connection between breastfeeding and childhood obesity?
Breast milk may contribute to breast-feeding being protective against overweight;
Breast milk nutritional content changes over time, containing less protein after the first few months
when the infant’s need for protein is less. It is thought that the more rapid gains in weight and
length from about 2 months of age to the end of the first year of life of formula-fed infants may be
due to the higher protein content of formula, which exceeds the infant’s needs after about 1 to 2
months of age. Differences in adiposity appear only at about 12 months when evidence suggests
that breast-fed infants are leaner than formula-fed infants
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