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Before pregnancy, both men and women should (6)

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  • maintain healthy body weight (BMI)
  • adequate and balanced diet
  • be physically active
  • regular medical care
  • manage chronic conditions
  • avoid harmful influences
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Trimester 1, 2, 3

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1: 12 weeks or less (first 3 months)
2: 13-28 weeks (about 3 months)
3. 28 to delivery (about 3 months)

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Preterm baby vs at term baby vs full term

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preterm: 10-36 weeks (>30 weeks = better chances of survival)
- at term: >37 weeks
- 40 weeks = full term (9 months)

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Fetus entirely dependent on mother’s (2) systems to (2)

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respiratory and excretion –> get nutrients + get rid of waste

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Placenta
- metabolically ?
- what is it?
- connected to baby via ?
- function (2)

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  • metabolically active
  • a new organ
  • connected to baby via umbilical cord
  • supply nutrients and waste-removal system through mother’s blood + produces hormones that maintain pregnancy and get mother’s body ready for lactation
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Does mother’s blood mix with baby’s blood? how does it work?

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No. maternal blood vessels lie side by side fetal blood vessels –> exchange of O2, nutrients (glucose, aa, FA), and waste products

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Poor maternal health will impact (which organ) –> impacts ? (2)

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impacts placenta –> impacts babies’ health and generations to come

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Stages of embryonic and fetal development:
- 1 week (3)
- 5 weeks (3)
- 8 weeks (1)
- 11 weeks (3)
- 9 months (1)

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  • 1 week: zygote, cells divide and become a blastocyst ready for implantation
  • 5 weeks: placenta develops after implantation –> embryo, heart starts to form
  • 8 weeks: heart beats
  • 11 weeks: fetus = viable, living entity, over an inch long
  • 9 months: new born infant
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Times of intense development and rapid cell division –> when?

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Critical periods of development
- first 2 months, up to 12 weeks

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Full recovery possible if adverse effect during critical period? ex. VS non-critical period
- examples of adverse stimulus

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No! neural tube defect –> folate deficiency at 17-30 days of gestation
- non-critical period: continued development, some damage but can be recovered
- alcohol, drugs, nutrient deficiency

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Neural tube defect: anencephaly VS spina bifida VS encephalocoele

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  • anencephaly: brain either missing or fails to develop
  • spina bifida: incomplete closure of spinal cord + bony encasement –> may be born but malformation and issues
  • ancephalocoele: brain and skull malformed
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Public health strategy to decrease neural tube defect?

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fortification of wheat products

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Folate recs for pregnancy
natural vs supplemental form?

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  • 400mg of folate/day 1 month before starting to conceive + continue throughout first trimester
  • natural = folate
  • supplemental = folic acid
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Increased energy needs for pregnant women:
- 1st trimester
- 2nd:
- 3rd:

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  • 1st trimester: no additional energy required
  • 2nd: 340 extra cals/days
  • 3rd: 450 extra cals/day
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how much carbs per day for pregnant women? why?

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  • 175g or more/day. no less than 135g
  • fetus needs glucose to grow (brain)
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Protein recs for pregnant women?

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increase by 25g/day

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Fat recs for pregnant women? how to meet? be mindful of what?

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  • no recs for overall fat
  • brain needs w3 and w6 FA –> around 200mg DHA/day
  • 5 ox fish per week
  • mindful of mercury form big fish
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Calcium recs for pregnant women
- absorption
- met with
- how?

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same DRI but more absorption because pregnant (absorption doubles because of bone and teeth formation)
- should be met with calcium rich foods
- small and frequent intakes

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Iron recs for pregnant women
- DRI
- absorption
- fetus

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  • DRI higher –> mostly met through prenatal supplements
  • absorption triples during pregnancy. best absorbed taken btw meals or at bedtime
  • iron needs of fetus takes priority
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What should pregnant women NOT supplement with?

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vitamine A –> teratogenic

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Factors placing pregnant women at health risk (9)

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  • young women
  • too old
  • pregnant with multiples
  • many previous pregnancies
  • history of poor outcomes
  • chronic disease
  • too low/high weight gain during pregnancy
  • socio economic factors
  • smoking/tobacco
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older women + older men –> why risk for pregnancy?
- how to test?

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  • women: complication from chronic disease, maternal death rates higher, risk of preterm birth + LBW
  • men: more risk of preterm birth (quality of sperm)
  • genetic testing –> amniocentesis = screening test –> amniotic fluid –> test for mutations
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why smoking bad for pregnant women? (4)

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  • restricts blood supply to fetus
  • interfere with lung growth, increase respiratory infections, asthma
  • might increase risk sudden infant death syndrome
  • reduced infant brain size
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Use of illicit drugs effect on pregnant women. (3)

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cross placenta, toxic, complications of use

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Food safety/disease concern during pregnancy - what? - how affects mom and infant - protection?
Listeriosis --> intestinal infection from listeria - vomiting, diarrhea for mom - can cause severe brain or infection in infant - avoid soft cheeses, use pasteurized products, thoroughly cooked meat, no smoked meats
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Why alcohol bad for pregnant women? (6) effects on fetus
- crosses placenta, directly toxic to fetus - impacts growth and dev. + limits oxygen delivery to fetus + slows cell division + reduce number of cells organs produce
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Alcohol increases risk of 3 syndromes in pregnant women
- Fetal alcohol syndrome --> outward signs of malformation (smaller hear, short nose, jaw, chin, small eyes) - alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder: behavior, cognitive and nervous system abnormalities - alcohol related birth defects: malformation in skeletal and organ systems
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How much alcohol is too much? for pregnant women
- 1 drink/day: neurological dev and behaviors affected - 4 drinks/day: physical malformations likely
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underweight mother prior to conception --> increases what? due to ?
increase preterm births and infant deaths --> due to inadequate supply of nutrients
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overweight mother prior to conception --> increases (3)
1. risk of gestational diabetes + hypertension 2. risk of medical complications during childbirth 3. health risk for infant (heart problems)
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How much weight should be gained by normal weight pregnant women?
1st: 3.5lbs 2nd and 3rd: 1 pound per week total gain: 25-35 lbs by term
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how much weight gain for underweight and overweight pregnant women?
underweight: - 1st: 5 lbs - after: 1 pound per week total gain: 28-40 lbs by term overweight: - 2 lbs in 1st trimester - 2/3 lbs per week after - total gain: 15-25 pounds
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ok to gain less weight then recommended for pregnant women?
- depends how infant is growing - if obese and too much weight gain --> complications in birth and hard to lose after
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where does gained weight go for pregnant women? (7)
- breast - fluid volume - placenta - blood supply in placenta - amniotic fluid - infant at birth - increase size in uterus and supporting muscle
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Exercise during pregnancy - encouraged? - avoid? - benefits (4)
- encouraged! - avoid too high intensity (high temp and dehydration) - improves fitness, prevents/manages gestational diabetes, facilitates labor, reduces stress
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Low birth weight = most important indicator for ? - what weight?
- infant's future health --> higher risk of birth-related complications, disease or death - less than 5.5 lbs
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Gestational diabetes - develops when? - leads to (2) - resolves?
- 2nd half of pregnancy - complication during labor + high infant birth weight due to higher glucose available - yes after labor but can increase risk of T2D later in life
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existing hypertension in pregnant mother - mechanism to infant (3) - risk to mother (2) - risk to infant (4)
- arteries constricting --> higher pressure --> less blood to infant - heart attack, stroke during birth - LBW, still birth, decrease flow to placenta, inadequate transfer of nutrients
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Gestational hypertension in pregnant mother: - when? - can lead to ? --> what is it? can progress to ? --> action taken?
- 2nd half of pregnancy - preeclampsia --> gestational hypertension + protein in urine (state of dismetabolism) --> diminished blood flow = poor fetal development - can progress to eclampsia --> risk to mother of convulsion and death --> induce birth!
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Lactation regulated by? --> sends signal to what that secretes what?
hypothalamus! - pituitary gland: 1. prolactin: milk production 2. oxytocin: milk release
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what glands secrete milk?
Mammary glands
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how do hormones influence lactation? (2)
- promote growth and branching of duct system - development of milk producing cells
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What stimulates hormone release for lactation?
Suckling on tit --> demand for milk
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Lactogenesis? what is necessary to maintain it?
Milk production - regular feeding/pumping
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Nutrients from breastmilk - 5 - what is low?
- Energy - carbs (lactose) - low protein (lactalbumin) - high fat: essential for baby'd brain dev. essential FA - vits and minerals - low vit D
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Colostrum? properties (3)
- thicker and more yellow than mature milk - serum with antibodies and white blood cells --> inactivated disease-causing bacteria - strong immune factors bc baby will be exposed to lots of stuff
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Immune function of breast milk
can detect immune fct of baby --> modify content/nutrients of milk
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Canadian recs for breast milk
- exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 months of life - 6-12 months --> breastfeeding + food
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Energy cost of lactation for mother = _____ cal - how much cals form food? how much from fat stores?
- 500cal/day over women's needs - 330 cals from food - 170 cals from stores accumulated during pregnancy
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Weight loss for breastfeeding women?
studies show accelerated weight loss in women who breastfeed for 3+months
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Nutritional deprivation of breastfeeding mom - effects?
- reduces quantity, not quality of milk - milk quality maintained at expense of maternal stores
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(3) things to avoid for breastfeeding women --> effects?
- alcohol --> enters breast milk --> infant will drink less + inhibits oxytocin - medicinal drugs --> can suppress lactation + some secreted into breast milk - smoking: reduces milk volume
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Main difference between formula feedings and breastmilk (2)
- no same immune properties - no change in milk composition depending on baby's health status
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Risk of formula feedings
nursing bottle tooth decay risk --> pooling of formula if baby falls asleep with bottle
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Why can't we transition to cow milk before _____ months? difference between the 2
12 months - before1 year old = bleeding in GI tract bc casein (protein in milk) difficult to digest - cow milk = high in protein + low in carb

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