NSE-12B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Neural Tube Defect, Gestational Hypertension, Fallopian Tube
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Nutrition through the life cycle: pregnancy and the first year of life. Impact of nutrition on maturity and birth weight. Impact of nutrition on maturity and birth weight: an undernourished mother is more likely to give birth to a low-birth-weight baby. Low birth weight: any baby born weighing less than 2500 grams (5. 5 pounds) Increased risk of infections, learning disabilities, impaired physical development, and death in the first year: preterm babies. Born before 38 weeks and may be low-birth-weight babies: small-for-gestational-age babies. Born at term but weigh less than would be expected for their gestational age: nutrition plays a major role in these conditions. Recommendations for weight gain vary according to a woman"s weight before she becomes pregnant and whether she is expecting a single or multiple birth. Women who do not gain enough weight are at risk of having a preterm or low- birth-weight baby.
