pregnant

Question 1

Hyperplasia

Answer 1

EARLY PREGNANCY

Question 2

Hypertrophy

Answer 2

LATE PREGNANCY

Question 3

adequate folic acid for women of childbearing age in pre conception care

Answer 3

(400μg/day)

Question 4

The average woman should gain during

pregnancy.

Answer 4

11.3 - 15.8 kg.

Question 5

Weight increases approximately per month during the

first trimester.

Answer 5

0. 8

kg. (1.5 lb.)

Question 6

Weight increases per

week during the last two trimesters.

Answer 6

0.4 kg. (1 lb.)

Question 7

Obese women are at increased risk for giving

birth to infants with

Answer 7

macrosomia (excessive

fetal growth);

Question 8

woman gains

2200 plus additional

Answer 8

300 calories= 2500

Question 9

Protein Needs-

Answer 9

46 g/d
in women; 71 g daily
for pregnant women

Question 10

Foods to Avoid or Limit during

Pregnancy

Answer 10

1. Excess Seafood- eat 12
   ounces of seafood for omega-
   3 and iodine content
2. Foods with Caffeine
3. Artificial Sweetener
4. Weight loss Diets

Question 11

Managing Common
Problems Affecting
Nutritional Health

Answer 11

1. Nausea and Vomiting
2. Cravings
3. Diminished Gastric Mobility
4. Pyrosis
5. Hypercholesterolemia

Question 12

Nausea

and

Vomiting

Answer 12

as early as the first missed
menstrual period and experience it through
the first 3 months of pregnancy.

Question 13

The traditional solution for preventing

nausea is for women to keep

Answer 13

dry crackers,
such as saltines, by their bedside and eat a
few before rising because increasing
carbohydrate intake seems to relieve nausea
better than any other nutrition remedy.
Sucking on sour candies may serve the same
purpose.

Question 14

nausea usually disappears spontaneously as

women enter their

Answer 14

fourth month of pregnancy

Question 15

(heartburn) is a burning sensation along the esophagus caused by
regurgitation of gastric contents into the lower esophagus.

Answer 15

Pyrosis

Question 16

elevated cholesterol levels. During pregnancy,

increasing progesterone levels cause a further elevation.

Answer 16

Hypercholesterolemia

Question 17

gallstone formation

Answer 17

(cholelithiasis)

Question 18

Pregnant adolescents need a higher caloric

intake;

Answer 18

2,400 calories per day.

Question 19

Older pregnant women

are most likely to:

Answer 19

HAVE A
MISCARRIAGE

They should

EXPERIENCE
PLACENTA PRAEVIA

RISK OF HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE OR GESTATIONAL
DIABETES

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