Exam 2 Flashcards
Preterm birth
less than 37 weeks
Low birth weight
less than 2500 grams, primary factor associated with neonatal death
Neonatal
First 28 days of life
Full term size
3500 g and 20in long
Average GA
bt 10th and 90th percentile
Large GA
greater than 90th percentile
Small GA
wt less than 10th percentile
dSGA
disproportionately- thin but height and head normal (2/3 of SGA) (Diminished nutrition in last trimester, can catch up
pSGA
proportionately- stunted (adapted to diminished nutrition, cant catch up)
Leading causes of infant mortality
1) congential anomalies (birth defects)
2) Preterm/LBW
3) Maternal complication
4) Sudden infant death syndrome
The bigger the mom
the bigger the baby
Obese moms have big babies regardless of
how much they weigh/gain
More weight gain equals
bigger baby
Line is steepest for underweight mom, this means
the weight they gain goes to the baby the most
Dutch Famine Birth Cohort
people exposed to famine at diff parts of pregnancy vs those not
Exposed early had most effects- defects, cancer, diabetes
Hyperplasia
cells dividing
Hypertrophy
cells growing in size
Brain keeps doing _____ (hyperplasia/hypertrophy) after birth
hyperplasia (Increase in DNA bc of cells dividing)
Pregnancy is detected by
gonadotropin hormone in blood
The medical world counts 2 weeks post conception as
4 weeks
Insults during embryogenesis (60 days after conception) may result in
permanent defects
Study: mental development of stunted babies, given social or milk supplement or both Results?
Social helped more, best was both and the babies almost caught up
Most congenital anomalies have an unknown cause the other 35% are caused by
- genetics
- twinning
- environmental (alc)
- genetics+environment
Iodine deficiency results in
hypothyroidism= profound mental and physical retardation in baby, most preventable cause
Closure of neural tube happens at day
19-28
Anencephaly is characterized by
the brain not forming– lethal
Spina bifida is characterized by
an open spine, results in varying degrees of paralysis
Most neural tube defects are caused by
folate deficiency
Obese women have greatest chance of NTDs Why?
we dont know, maybe genetic polymorphism that increases folate requirement
RDA for folate in preg
600 ug lactation:500
RDA vita A
preg: 770 Lactation:1300
High vita A intake has similar effects to the baby as
alcohol
baby and moms blood never directly mixes instead
things are transported by mechanisms
Placenta uses ___ % of glucose baby receives
30-40
Placenta uses ___ % of the CO
10