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Lecture 6a: Maternal Nutrition Flashcards

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What state is pregnancy?

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an anabolic state - building

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What alters nutrient metabolism in pregnant mothers?

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Hormonal changes

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What is a higher energy requirement in pregnant mothers needed to support?

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  1. Fetal growth and development
  2. Reproductive tissue accretion
  3. Maternal homeostasis
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What happens to basal energy expenditure during pregnancy?

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Increases due to added metabolism of uterus and fetus and increased work of the maternal heart and lungs

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What happens to thermic effect of food during pregnancy?

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Remains unchanged

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What happens to the cost of physical activity during pregnancy?

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Energy cost remains the same

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What is recommended energy intake during first trimester?

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Extra energy not required

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What is the recommended energy intake during second trimester?

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1,400kJ/d (340kcal/day) added to EER of non-pregnant women

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What is the recommended energy intake during third trimester?

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1,900kJ/d (452kcal/d) added to EER of non-pregnant women

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What are LCPUFA’s?

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Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids

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What are essential and used to make LCPUFA’s?

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Linoleic (6) and a-linolenic acid (3)

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What happens when we eat omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids?

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They go through cycles of desaturation and elongation

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What is desaturation?

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adding on double bonds

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What is elongation?

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adding 2 C atoms to carboxyl end of the chain

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What do Omega-6 fatty acids (linoleic acid) end up as?

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Arachidonic acid (AA) - one cycle

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What do Omega-3 fatty acids (a-linolenic acid) end up as?

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EPA and DHA

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Why is more AA generated compared to EPA and DHA?

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Omega 3 is more of a process, therefore less EPA and DHA are generated compared to AA

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Why is there competition between substrates for n-3 and n-6 fatty acids?

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Because chain elongation/saturation enzymes are shared between them

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What is DHA a critical component of?

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Cell membranes, especially in the brain and retina

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What is AA a critical component of?

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Both a membrane component and a precursor to potent signalling molecules, the prostaglandins and leukotrienes (mediate inflammatory responses)

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What is fetal LCPUFA accumulation?

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Fetus has active desaturases but limited ability to make LCPUFA’s so it is dependent on placental supply for both LCPUFAs and essential fatty acids - therefore accumulates over pregnancy

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What is the cord blood concentration of LCPUFA’s influenced by?

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Maternal diet

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What happens to n-3 fatty acid deposition in brain and retina look like over pregnancy?

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Occurs fairly slowly and then rapidly accumulates during the last trimester

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What are sources of linoleic acid (n-6)?

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Soybean, safflower, sunflower and corn oils; green leafy vegetables; nuts and seeds

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What are sources of a-linolenic acid (n-3)?
Soybean, canola, flaxseed and walnut oils; nuts and seeds
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What are sources of AA?
Egg yolk and meats (organ meats)
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What are sources of EPA?
Fish oils, oily fish
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What are sources of DHA?
Fish oils, oily fish
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What is a rich supply of n-3 fatty acids during pregnancy associated with?
reduced incidence of low birth weight
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What are LCPUFA's (DHA and EPA) thought but not proved to do during pregnancy?
Improve cognition or development in children
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What is monomethylmercury?
Occurs naturally in the environment and in industrial pollution accumulating in streams and seas
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What is monomethylmercury taken up by?
Aquatic organisms and concentrated in fish
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Where are higher concentrations of monomethylmercury found?
Longer living fish such as shark, ray, swordfish, gemfish, orange roughy
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What percent of mercury from power plants ends up in fish?
40%
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What is the concern over methylmercury?
It is a neurotoxin; large amounts can damage the developing nervous system of the fetus and delay mental development
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What is the recommendation for fish and seafood in pregnant women?
Reduce mercury intake; eat long-living fish less than 3-4 times a week - fish from geothermal areas only once a week or fortnight
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What is the most common micronutrient deficiency during pregnancy?
Iron
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Requirements for absorbed iron increase slowly from ?? in the first trimester to ?? in the 3rd trimester
1.2mg/d to 5.6mg/d
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Why do iron requirements increase during pregnancy?
- Pregnant women have more blood - Growing fetus - Blood loss during delivery
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What is the RDI for pregnant women aged 14-50 years?
27mg/d (increased by 9mg)
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What is the UL for iron in pregnant women?
45mg/d
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What is peripartum?
occuring during the last month of gestation or first few months after delivery
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Anemia has been associated with in increased risk of what for newborns?
- LBW - SGA - Preterm birth - Decreased iron stores - Impaired cognition - Impaired growth
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Anemia has been associated with in increased risk of what for mothers?
- Cardiac failure - Death from peripartum hemorrhage
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What percent of pregnant women have anaemia globally?
40%
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Where is anemia in pregnant women the highest and lowest?
- Highest in SE Asia (58%) - Lowest in Americas (25.5%)
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What is the WHO global nutrition target for 2025 in women?
a 50% reduction in anemia among women
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What are the iron supplementations for pregnant women from WHO?
60mg daily for pregnant women living in areas where malnutrition is prevalent
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When does WHO recommend iron supplementation?
Taken as early as possible and throughout pregnancy
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What are women taking iron supplements less likely to have?
LBW babies and mean BW was higher than controls
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What does iron supplementation NOT have an effect on?
Preterm birth or neonatal death
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What is the screening procedure for iron status in NZ?
Iron status is taken at 20 weeks and at 26-28wks gestation
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What procedures are taken to establish iron status?
Complete blood count (CBC), serum ferritin, hemoglobin (Hb)
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What does HB <100 at booking indicate?
Urgent indication to start oral supplementation and consideration of parental (IV) iron
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Why should serum ferritin be taken?
To establish the diagnosis of iron deficiency (especially before parenteral iron)
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What Hb indicates severe anemia?
<89g/L
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What happens at the first visit <20 weeks for iron status?
- Request complete blood count and ferritin - Encourage iron rich diet - Provide blood form for repeat blood tests at 26-28wks
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What happens at the second visit at 26-28wks for iron status?
- Request complete blood count and ferritin - Continue iron rich diet
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What are the side effects of iron medications?
- Nausea - Vomiting - Constipation - Diarrhoea - Dark coloured stools - Abdominal distress
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How should iron medications be taken?
- Start with half the dose and gradually increase to the full dose - Divided doses with food - Coated or delayed-release may have fewer side effects; but less absorption
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What are the two forms of supplemental iron?
Ferrous and ferric
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What form of supplemental iron is the best abosorbed?
Ferrous iron salts
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What is elemental iron?
The amount of iron available for absorption
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What is prophylatic iron supplementation?
routine administration of iron supplements to pregnant women to prevent iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia
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What are the risks of prophylatic iron supplementation?
- Increased risk of gestational diabetes - Increased oxidative stress
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What are interventions aimed at preventing iron deficiency?
- Food-based - Supplementation - Fortification
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What is delayed 'optimal' cord clamping?
Changing from immediately after to 1-3 minutes after delivery to clamp cord
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What happens during delayed cord clamping?
Transfer from the placenta about 80ml at 1 min to about 100ml at 3 minutes of blood
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What are the benefits of delayed cord clamping?
Addititonal volumes can supply extra iron of 40-50mg/kg of body weight

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