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Nutrition Pregnancy and Lactation exam ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




with correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What is the recommended weight gain in pregnancy?
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- correct answers ✔✔25-35 pounds
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What nutrient is important to prevent neural tube
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defects? - correct answers ✔✔folate ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What other nutrients are likely to become deficient
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during pregnancy? - correct answers ✔✔iron and
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calcium


What is the recommendation for vitamin intake
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preconception and during pregnancy? - correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers ✔✔ ||\\||\\

,What nutrients are needed in higher amounts to help
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synthesize red blood cells? - correct answers
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✔✔folate, B12, and iron ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Excess of what nutrient can cause birth defects in ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




pregnancy? - correct answers ✔✔vitamin A ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




What is the additional calorie need starting in the
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second trimester of pregnancy? - correct answers ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




✔✔~350-450 extra kcal per day ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Complications of Pregnancy - correct answers ✔✔- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Physiological anemia (low RBCs) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




- Gestational Diabetes (Hormones synthesized by the
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placenta decreases the action of insulin) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




||\\||\\ - if untreated, can lead to a large baby
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||\\||\\ - usually begins 20-28 weeks
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- Hyper Tension
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, ||\\||\\ -Preeclampsia (mild form) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




||\\||\\ -Eclampsia (severe form) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Discomforts of Pregnancy - correct answers ✔✔- ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




Heartburn
- Constipation
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- Hemorrhoids
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- Morning Sickness
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- Edema (swelling - change in blood clotting)
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What lifestyle practices are contraindicated (should
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not be used) during pregnancy? - correct answers
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✔✔-Alcohol, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




-Smoking
-Medicinal drugs ||\\||\\




-Herbal supplements ||\\||\\




-Caffeine (less than 3 cups per day) ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\

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