Nutrition during Pregnancy by Amy V. Haas [Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in Having a Baby Today Issue 5‚ Spring 2002.] Photos by Jennifer Rosenberg The single most important thing that you can do for your baby is to eat a healthy‚ well-balanced diet. A well-balanced diet is one that includes foods from all food groups in appropriate amounts‚ so as to ensure proper nutrition. Proper nutrition ensures that all essential nutrients (carbohydrates‚ fats‚ protein‚ vitamins‚ minerals and
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Assignment 1 - Nutrition during Pregnancy Case Study 1. BMI = (Weight in Pounds / ( Height in inches x Height in inches ) ) x 703 BMI = (110/(64 x 64)) x 703 BMI = 18.9 Michelle’s BMI is determined in the normal range. 2. Regarding die IOM Guidelines and the weight gain chart on Blackboard Michelle´s weight gain should be 6 - 12 pounds. Presently‚ she is recording a weight gain of only one pound. 3. Michelle should gain weight: a. Considering the slides (Maternal Weight Gain
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Changes In Your Body During Pregnancy Tessa Lamballe‚ Katelyn McGinty‚ & Danielle Reed Marian University School of Nursing During pregnancy‚ your body will go through many changes. Everyone’s pregnancy is different‚ and everyone’s experience is unique. This document should help you understand your body while you are pregnant. Each of the body’s systems has been broken down so you can understand what to expect. Looking for these changes and understanding why these changes occur can be very helpful
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Exposure to illicit and non-illicit drugs during pregnancy is a significant issue in the United States. Each year‚ approximately 757‚000 pregnant women use alcohol and 820‚000 smoke cigarettes. It is estimated that 221‚000 pregnant women use illegal drugs at least once during their pregnancy and 1 in 5 of these women smoke crack cocaine. Additionally‚ 32 percent of women who use at least one illegal drug while pregnant also use both alcohol and cigarettes. Overall‚ 1 million children each year
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Smoking during Pregnancy Arsenic‚ rocket fuel‚ toilet cleaner‚ lighter fluid‚ and batteries; what if this were the newest baby food? American’s would be in outcry and rightly so. These ingredients are all poisonous‚ yet they aren’t just found in rat poison and household cleaners‚ they are found in cigarettes. Despite this 10% of women will smoke cigarettes regularly throughout their pregnancies even though they have full knowledge of the consequences (“Program”). The children of these mother’s
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Drinking during pregnancy could put the baby at risk in the womb‚ as well as having lifetime affects growing up. Not only that‚ but it can affect the mother too. Even though fifty percent of the U.S. pregnancies are unplanned‚ it does not give a mother to keep drinking while she is with child. Because alcohol can affect the baby’s physical and mental health in and out of the womb‚ women must not drink during pregnancy. The baby’s health in the womb is very crucial. Drinking during pregnancy could
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into the blood stream in which they are carried to all parts of the body (Fried & Oxorn 1980‚ p. 26). Nicotine‚ carbon monoxide and other toxic substance of tobacco smoke is dangerous during pregnancy. Smoking during pregnancy is one of the bad habits that can bring complications to the baby. During the pregnancy there are potential problems associated with smoking such as increased the chances of miscarriage and stillbirth‚ having high risk premature baby and low birth weight infants. According
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Taboo during pregnancy Apart for the taboos in daily life‚ there are also has the taboos for pregnant in Malay culture. These taboos are important for the safety of the pregnant woman and her foetus. There are several advice and taboos that must be followed by the pregnant woman. For example‚ they are not allowed to hit and hurt the animal because it is concern that it will cause the baby be handicap. Thus‚ pregnant women should watch their words while talking‚ they are forbidden
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important in everyday life‚ but being physically fit during pregnancy is important as well. Pregnant women fall into a group specified as a special population. Questions continually arise about safety‚ training recommendations‚ and limitations while pregnant. Physical fitness helps a woman with the physical demands that pregnancy imposes on her body‚ as well as providing everyday health benefits. Exercise can be helpful with common pregnancy issues and make childbirth easier. According to Kalisiak
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Taking Sides‚ Unit 4 Response I’m answering question number2‚ as to why government agencies are getting more conservative regarding drinking during pregnancy. I personally believe the government wants to be stricter on the drinking-during-pregnancy matter because of the outcomes and effects towards the community. Pregnant mothers that drink during pregnancy are already at a small percentage of risk for a child with developmental-defects. The more at-risk children‚ the more attention these children
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