Foods and Nutrition 1021 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Leg Before Wicket, Birth Weight, Large For Gestational Age

• School: Western University
• Department: Foods and Nutrition
• Course: Foods and Nutrition 1021
• Professor: Prof

Document Summary

Same nutrients diff amouts nutrition of the mother parents for a healthy pregnancy health of a woman. Folic acid is very important fr pregranancyeven take the. Supllement 3 moneth prior to conceviving. optimum nourishment strive for approp healthy bw underwiehg woman. *extra* if less than 17. 5 bmi will have a low birth weight baby. Sga babies if a baby is born prior to 42 weeks hospital; gives little effort to save the baby. Before 24 weeks its very difficult for baby to live. *extra* sid: sudden infant death syndrome. infant larger, born later (macrosomia) 2x risk for ntds (reasons unknwn) risks for gestational diabetes, hypertension. at higher ris of type 2 diabetes if gains weight after or during pregnancy and doesnt loose it. Sperm are affected by alcohol 3 months prior to conception. Uterus, placents , umbillical cord ,baby nutrition all connected.