Exam 4: Nutrition During Pregnancy

A woman attempting to become pregnant wants is recommended to increase her folate levels.Explain the importance of folate during pregnancy and suggest sources of folate that the woman may include in her diet to increase her intake levels.

​Which statement about foodborne illnesses is correct?

​Dietary assessment during pregnancy should cover _____.

Describe the physiological demands that increase energy requirements during pregnancy.

​The stages of development in chronological order are _____.

​Approximately what proportion of infants who die within the first year of life die within the first month after birth?

​Pregnant women should consume higher amounts of _____ than non-pregnant women.

Matching -​Parity

Matching -Spina bifida​

​The preferred source of fuel for the fetus is _____.

Matching -​Gravida

Normal-weight women who exercise regularly during pregnancy have _____.​

Maternal and fetal needs for protein are fulfilled by maternal protein and muscle stores entering pregnancy.

​A pregnant woman in the anabolic phase of pregnancy _____.

​During hemodilution,concentration of _____ in blood decreases.

​The presence of nausea or vomiting during pregnancy _____.

With the possible exception of _____,nutrient needs during pregnancy should be met by the consumption of a well-balanced and adequate diet.

​Pre-term birth rate is defined as births less than _____ gestation per 100 live births.

Matching -Anencephaly

​The primary purpose of increased body water expansion is to _____.