NCM 105 - Pregnancy & Lactation
Exam Study Guide
Pregnancy or Gestation - ANSWER The period when the fertilized ovum implants
itself in the uterus, undergoes differentiation and grows until it can support
extra-uterine life.
266-280 days (37-40 weeks) - ANSWER The whole pregnancy period
implantation, organogenesis and growth - ANSWER The phases of pregnancy
300 kcal/day - ANSWER Energy cost of pregnancy
80,000 kcal - ANSWER The total energy cost of storage + maintenance (work for
maternal heart and uterus and a steady rise in basal metabolism).
36 kcal/kg - ANSWER Energy intake per kg/day
Small weight gain - ANSWER Weight gain in the 1st trimester
Rapid weight gain - ANSWER Weight gain in the 2nd trimester
Slower weight gain - ANSWER Weight gain in the 3rd timester
24 lbs - ANSWER average weight gain during pregnancy
Underweight - ANSWER High risk of having low-birth weight infants
Underweight - ANSWER Higher rates of pre-term deaths and infant deaths
Overweight and obese - ANSWER High risk of complications like hypertension,
gestational diabetes, and postpartum infections
Overweight and obese - ANSWER Complications of labor and delivery
Overweight and obese - ANSWER Increases likelihood of a difficult labor and
delivery, birth trauma and cesarean section for large babies
Exam Study Guide
Pregnancy or Gestation - ANSWER The period when the fertilized ovum implants
itself in the uterus, undergoes differentiation and grows until it can support
extra-uterine life.
266-280 days (37-40 weeks) - ANSWER The whole pregnancy period
implantation, organogenesis and growth - ANSWER The phases of pregnancy
300 kcal/day - ANSWER Energy cost of pregnancy
80,000 kcal - ANSWER The total energy cost of storage + maintenance (work for
maternal heart and uterus and a steady rise in basal metabolism).
36 kcal/kg - ANSWER Energy intake per kg/day
Small weight gain - ANSWER Weight gain in the 1st trimester
Rapid weight gain - ANSWER Weight gain in the 2nd trimester
Slower weight gain - ANSWER Weight gain in the 3rd timester
24 lbs - ANSWER average weight gain during pregnancy
Underweight - ANSWER High risk of having low-birth weight infants
Underweight - ANSWER Higher rates of pre-term deaths and infant deaths
Overweight and obese - ANSWER High risk of complications like hypertension,
gestational diabetes, and postpartum infections
Overweight and obese - ANSWER Complications of labor and delivery
Overweight and obese - ANSWER Increases likelihood of a difficult labor and
delivery, birth trauma and cesarean section for large babies
