Prenatal Care And Nutrition Flashcards
What are prenatal visits?
Doctor, nurse, or midwife conduct exams and monitor vitals
What is included in a prenatal visit?
Complete physical exam Blood tests Pelvic exams Mother’s weight gain and blood pressure Ultrasound of baby
What should mothers consume more of?
Calcium, protein, iron, vitamin A and B, and folic acid
What should the mother NOT consume?
More than 300 extra calories/day
Gain more than 35 lbs during pregnancy
How can physical exercise be beneficial?
Prevent or control gestational diabetes
Build stamina for labor
Relieve stress
Prevent or control “baby blues”
Why should you avoid tobacco?
Chemicals travel the bloodstream
30% of low birth weight babies
14% of premature births
10% of infant deaths
Why should you avoid alcohol?
Passes through the umbilical cord
Breaks down more slowly in the fetus
Fetal alcohol syndrome (mental)
What drugs should not be used?
Illegal drugs
Over the counter + prescription unless allowed with doctor’s permission
What environmental hazards can harm a fetus?
Lead
Smog
Radiation
Cat litter
What is a miscarriage?
Expulsion of fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy
What is stillbirth?
A fetus that has died is born after the 20th week of a pregnancy
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
Zygote implants in the Fallopian tube, abdomen, ovary, or cervix
What is preeclampsia?
High blood pressure in mother
Prevent placenta from blood
Low birth weight and complications
What is Rh incompatibility?
Mother’s immune system reacts to the fetus’s blood due to an incompatibility in type
What is gestational diabetes?
Diabetes that occurs during pregnancy
