Exam 5: Nutrition During Pregnancy: Conditions and Interventions

Several studies on weight gain and birth weight have shown that a weight gain of approximately _____ pounds corresponds to healthy-sized triplets.

Goals for the nutritional management of women with HIV/AIDS include all of the following interventions EXCEPT:

Metabolic effects associated with obesity are closely related to the presence of large amounts of visceral fat.These metabolic effects produce which of the following?

Answer questions based on the following information. Mickie is a 37-year-old Hispanic female in her second pregnancy.Her first pregnancy resulted in a healthy baby girl that weighed 9 pounds 3 oz.Her prepregnancy information is as follows: BMI = 28;she is 5'4" tall;and was 165 pounds.She did not manage to take off all the weight she gained before getting pregnant again,and so far at 24 weeks,she has gained 20 pounds and currently weighs 185 pounds.Diet history reveals an average Calorie intake of 2300 Calories per day.Two hours after her 75-g glucose tolerance test began,her blood glucose was 155 mg/dL. -What would be the next step for Mickie?

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

Hypertension is defined as having a blood pressure of _____.

Women that were born small for gestational age have a higher risk of developing preeclampsia.

Which type of diabetes is potentially the most hazardous to the mother and fetus?

The most commonly observed eating disorder in pregnancy is

Preeclampsia-eclampsia represents a syndrome characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Women with preeclampsia are at an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes during pregnancy and type 2 diabetes later in life.

According to the American Diabetes Association,when should pregnant women without diabetes have their blood glucose tested?

Answer questions based on the following information. Mickie is a 37-year-old Hispanic female in her second pregnancy.Her first pregnancy resulted in a healthy baby girl that weighed 9 pounds 3 oz.Her prepregnancy information is as follows: BMI = 28;she is 5'4" tall;and was 165 pounds.She did not manage to take off all the weight she gained before getting pregnant again,and so far at 24 weeks,she has gained 20 pounds and currently weighs 185 pounds.Diet history reveals an average Calorie intake of 2300 Calories per day.Two hours after her 75-g glucose tolerance test began,her blood glucose was 155 mg/dL. -Mickie's OGTT results mean:

Women with which of the following characteristics are at increased risk of developing preeclampsia?

The majority of twins born are _____.

A multifetal pregnancy increases the mother's risk for:

A worldwide leading cause ofMATERNALmortality is:

Research indicates that 75% of women with gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy will develop it in a subsequent pregnancy.

Psychologically,women with eating disorders typically have a hard time when they gain weight in pregnancy due to the fact that they:

Which nutrients appear to reduce or prevent preeclampsia?