s task 3 revision

Question 1

Explain why a balanced diet is important prior to becoming pregnancy and during pregnancy

Answer 1

If you don’t have a balanced diet, they will have nutritional deficiencies prior to conceiving a child and are likely to have these deficiencies during pregnancy, particularly as the body faces additional nutritional demands because of the growing baby.

Question 2

Why is iron important during pregnancy

Answer 2

iron requirements increase due to an increase in demand for oxygen for baby and mum.

Increased blood volume to cater developing baby and increased size of reproductive organs of mother.

Question 3

Examples of foods to avoid during pregnancy

Answer 3

• alcohol
• raw or undercooked eggs
• undercooked meat or poultry

Question 4

NEURAL TUBE DEFECT

Answer 4

failure of the
neural tube (which develops into
the central nervous system) to
close during the development of
the embryo, resulting in conditions
such as spina bifi da

Question 5

*What nutrient deficiency is linked to spina bifida

Answer 5

folate and iodine can contribute to health concerns, such as spina bifida and intellectual disability.

Question 6

Impact of spina bifida on physical development

Answer 6

• breathing problems, choking and blue spells
  -difficulty with bowel and bladder function
• paralysis in lower extremities that may interfere with child’s ability to walk or may be wheelchair dependent

Question 7

FOETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

Answer 7

describes a range of
features seen in babies who have
been exposed to alcohol while in
the womb

Question 8

*What are some characteristics of FASD?

Answer 8

• Low birthweight
• Smaller head circumference
• Heart defects

Question 9

How can FASD impact intellectual development?

Answer 9

• learning difficulties
• impulsivity
• difficulty with abstract thinking