FSN 301 Lecture 8: nutrition class notes 9:19:17
2 Jan 2018
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Identify 5 normal physiological changes that occur during a healthy pregnancy: summarize the recommended weight gain ranges for women in all bmi categories, describe how the nutritional requirements of three macronutrients and three micronutrients change during pregnancy. Identify three factors that influence dietary intake during pregnancy that are not related to food availability. Average pregnancy is 38 weeks: menstrual age. Assessed from onset of last menstrual period. Average pregnancy is 40 weeks: edc estimated date of confinement (date baby was born) 37 weeks is where you find out if the baby is premature or will be carried to term. Changes in maternal body composition and functions occur in specific sequence. 1 build the capacity of the mother"s body to deliver large amounts of blood, o2, and nutrients to the fetus during the 2nd half of pregnancy: maternal catabolic changes. Energy and nutrient stores are delivered to the fetus.
