DNT200 STUDY GUIDE 8-LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION-PREGNANCY AND LACTATION

STUDY GUIDE 8: LIFE CYCLE NUTRITION -- PREGNANCY AND LACTATION

Directions. Using Chapters 15, and 16 and the DRI tables (inside front cover) of your textbook as a reference, answer the following questions. Please include the questions with your answers. Be sure to put your name on your document. Your answers should be thoughtful, complete, and in Standard English. Credit will not be given for answers copied from online sources.

7. Define the following:

Amniotic Sac;

Anaphylactic shock

Bifidus factors

Colostrums’

Critical periods

Eclampsia;

Embryo;

Fetal alcohol syndrome.

Fetus:

Food allergy

Food intolerance:

Gestation:

Gestational Diabetes

Hyperactivity

Low birth weight (LBW)

Lactation;

Lactoferrin:

Milk anemia

Nursing bottle tooth decay;

Placenta;

Preeclampsia;

Preterm (premature

Prolactin;

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Transient hypertension of pregnancy;

Umbilical cord;

8. Dayna wants to have a baby. She has read that it is very important for the woman to be healthy during pregnancy. Dayna’s sister, Lynn, tells her that the time to begin to assess her nutritional and health status is actually before she becomes pregnant. What information would Lynn have given Dayna?

9. Nicky and Edgar have chosen pregnancy as their focus for a term paper on the human life cycle. As they prepare to write the paper, they list the important physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and the nutritional requirements necessary to support those changes. What should Nicky and Edgar include on their list and why?

10. Chablis, who is four months pregnant, has been having heartburn after meals, constipation, and difficult bowel movements. As a nutrition student, you understand the digestive system and the role of nutrition in health. What recommendations might you suggest to Chablis to relieve her problems?

11. Angela has been breastfeeding her baby since he was born seven months ago. When she and her husband took the baby to the pediatrician for his check-up, they were told that he was anemic. They were surprised, since they thought that human milk contained all of the nutrients the baby needed for the first year of life. How can you explain the baby’s anemia?

6. Compare the dietary reference intakes for a 21 year old non-pregnant and a 21 year old pregnant woman (in her 2nd trimester) for the following nutrients: kcalories, protein, vitamin C, folate, calcium, iron, and zinc -- complete the following chart:

7. Compare the nutrient needs on the basis of per pound body weight for a 5 month male old infant (13 pounds) and the 20 year old male adult (160 pounds) for kcalories, protein, vitamin D, vitamin C, calcium, and iron – complete the following chart: