Exam 3 Review

Question 1

What hormone helps to produce milk?

Answer 1

Prolactin

Question 2

Barriers that mothers may experience with breastfeeding

Answer 2

Maternal eating patterns, certain medical conditions in infants, sociocultural factors, maternal food supply, and maternal lifestyle choices

Question 3

Advantages of breastfeeding

Question 4

SNAP

Answer 4

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - provides nutritional support to low-income families through the use of a card

Question 5

What should women do for a healthy pregnancy?

Answer 5

• Consume more nutrient dense foods
• Consume additional calories as needed per trimester to support infant growth
• Increase protein by 50% and essential fatty acids
• Increase zinc, iron, folate, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, fluoride, vitamin D and vitamin B-12 consumption
• Low to moderate daily exercise
• Maintain healthy weight gain
• Consume meals regularly and consistently

Question 6

Congregate meal program

Answer 6

Congregate meal programs provide healthy meals in a social setting for older adults and others, and can include opportunities for learning, volunteering, and connecting with other services (Meals On Wheels for example)

Question 7

How does malnourishment, being overweight, underweight, or too young in maternal age affect the baby?

Answer 7

Babies born to obese women have an increased risk of: Birth defects, including neural tube defects or oral clefts, Being stillborn or dying in first few weeks after birth, Having high birth weights and Being obese in childhood. Babies born to underweight women have an increased risk
of: Low birth weight, Being born premature, and Lower nutrient stores. Babies born to teens are at greater risk for: Premature birth, Prenatal growth retardation and Death soon after birth.

Question 8

Why do pregnant women have to deviate against the RDA and increase their protein intake by 50%?

Answer 8

Extra protein is needed to support the growth of the baby’s muscles and organs while helping to also support the women’s tissues.

Question 9

How does caffeine affect pregnancy?

Answer 9

Caffeine can disrupt fetal growth and increase the risk of heartburn.

Question 10

Food desert

Answer 10

A neighborhood/community that has limited food accessibility

Question 11

What happens if mother consumes excess nutrients during pregnancy?

Answer 11

Baby is at risk of birth defects and mother’s body cannot handle the excess nutrient in nutrient stores.

Question 12

At what stage during the life cycle does the body change the most?

Answer 12

Pregnancy

Question 13

How many extra calories are needed for pregnant women per trimester?

Answer 13

Few extra calories needed in 1st trimester
350 kcal/day extra required in 2nd trimester
450 kcal/day extra required in 3rd trimester

Question 14

Who is more likely to experience food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition?

Answer 14

Women, infants, and children.

Question 15

Where is the bacteria Listeria found?

Answer 15

Dairy, uncooked meats, deli meats, certain fish products.