NFS 143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Underweight, Blood Sugar, Fetus
1 Sep 2018
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The fetal origins hypothesis: the environment in which the mother is during pregnancy and the development of the fetus and motherhood in will impact the health of the child, after ww2, famine was widespread in denmark. If the mother has type 1 diabetes, you have to make sure her blood glucose levels are managed. Public health campaigns to improve preconception nutritional status. Energy: as a woman is pregnant, her metabolism gets amped up. Spacing out pregnancies allows the maternal stores to be replenished. In certain areas of the world, malnutrition is common for women who become pregnant often. 2009 iom guidelines for prenatal weight gain (cid:862)normal(cid:863) weight bmi 18. 5-24. 9: 25-35 lbs. If you are underweight, you need to put on more weight to compensate for the fetus. Fatty acids: linoleic acid (omega-6, linolenic acid (omega-3, fish, chia seeds, flax seeds, necessary for the optimal development of the brain and eyes of the.
