HIV can be transmitted from mother to fetus, and approximately 1/3 of infected
infants will die within a few years of birth. The risk of mother-infant transmission
can be significantly reduced if the infected mother ______ while she is pregnant.
takes highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and receives routine obstetrical care
Adequate folate intake for neural tube development is especially important in the
______ trimester.
first
Breast milk production requires approximately ____ kilocalories per day.
800
Dana is 33 years old and pregnant for the first time. She is concerned that she
might be too old to have a healthy pregnancy. Her obstetrician informed Dana
that the ideal age range for pregnancy is
20-35 years old.
An infant born at 38 weeks of gestation and weighing 5 pounds is
LBW and SGA.
Dana is pregnant for the first time and she is reading a book about healthy
pregnancies. The book says that the goal of pregnancy is to achieve optimal
health for both the baby and the mother. Two widely accepted criteria for a
healthy pregnancy are
gestational period longer than 37 weeks and birth weight greater than 5.5 pounds.
Low iodide status during the first trimester of pregnancy may lead to
congenital hypothyroidism.
Patricia's physician tells her she needs more folate in her diet during pregnancy.
She should do which of the following?
Drink orange juice.
The need for extra iron during pregnancy is greatest during which trimester(s)?
Second and third
The duration of pregnancy normally is ______ weeks.
38-42
The RDA for protein increases by an additional ______ grams per day during
pregnancy.
25
During each feeding, human milk changes composition in which of the following
ways?
fat increases
Advantages of breastfeeding include all of the following EXCEPT
breast milk provides more vitamin D than infant formula. AND breast milk is free of
environmental contaminants.
Barb wants to make sure she gets adequate folate during her pregnancy. She
should do which of the following?
Eat more ready-to-eat breakfast cereals.
Which trimester is an especially critical period when poor nutrition or drug use
can result in birth defects?
First