Exam 5: Nutrition During Pregnancy: Conditions and Interventions

Which artificial organ has been developed and may become available for use in the future to manage type 1 diabetes?

Sara is a 37-year-old Hispanic female in her second pregnancy. Her first pregnancy resulted in a healthy baby girl who weighed 9 lb 3 oz. Her prepregnancy information is as follows: BMI = 28; height = 5′4″; and weight = 165 lb (75 kg). She did not manage to shed all the weight she gained before getting pregnant again, and at 24 weeks, she has gained 20 lb and currently weighs 185 lb (84 kg). Her diet history reveals an average calorie intake of 2300 calories per day. Two hours after her 75-g glucose tolerance test is administered, her blood glucose is 155 mg/dL. What would be a healthy next step for Sara?

Twins at highest risk of death and malformations have separate amniotic sacs but share the same placenta.

Women with eating disorders during pregnancy are at higher risk for spontaneous abortion, hypertension, anemia, and preterm labor.

The mean birthweight of newborns from a twin pregnancy is _____ grams.

Gestational diabetes is caused only when a woman consumes excess sugar during her pregnancy.

What are the consequences of eating disorders during pregnancy?

Sara is a 37-year-old Hispanic female in her second pregnancy. Her first pregnancy resulted in a healthy baby girl who weighed 9 lb 3 oz. Her prepregnancy information is as follows: BMI = 28; height = 5′4″; and weight = 165 lb (75 kg). She did not manage to shed all the weight she gained before getting pregnant again, and at 24 weeks, she has gained 20 lb and currently weighs 185 lb (84 kg). Her diet history reveals an average calorie intake of 2300 calories per day. Two hours after her 75-g glucose tolerance test is administered, her blood glucose is 155 mg/dL.   Sara's BMI indicates that she was _____ while entering pregnancy.

The vanishing twin phenomenon refers to _____.