NUTR 2050 Final: Nutrition final notes.docx

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Maternal psychological benefits related to breastfeeding include all the following. Except: increased self-confidence, bonding with their infants, slower return to pre-pregnancy weight, all of the above are psychological benefits, both a and c. Several mechanisms that may prevent obesity in children have been identified in children who are breastfed. The cyclic release of what 2 hormones governs pubertal breast development: prolactin & oxytocin, progesterone & estrogen, prolactin & estrogen, progesterone & oxytocin, none of the above. The mammary gland contains which of the following functional units to help with lactogenesis: lobules, myoepithelial cells, alveoli, areolas, a, b and c. Milk comes in during which stage of lactogenesis: lactogenesis i, lactogenesis ii lactogenesis iii, lactogenesis iv lactogenesis v. What hormone is necessary for the let down reflex: oxytocin, prolactin, estrogen, progesterone, both c and d. A petite southeastern asian woman was not planning to breastfeed because she felt her breasts were so small that they would not produce enough milk.

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Deciding to breastfeed can give babies the best possible start in life. Breastfeeding benefits the mother and their baby in many ways. In 2010, US Federal amendment was passed to encourage breastfeeding, requiring employers to provide a nursing mother reasonable break time to express breast milk after the birth of her child. Indiana laws state's that "Notwithstanding any other law, a woman may breastfeed her child anywhere the woman has a right to be". Why do so many women still choose not to breastfeed, even though it has health benefits for the baby and mother and the act is protected by federal and state law? How could we as a society encourage more women to breastfeed? Please provide references for your response.

QUESTION 1

Indications that an infant is getting enough food are

		six to eight wet diapers/day.
		one bowel movement/day.
		infant is alert and happy.
		any of the above.

QUESTION 2

The recommendation for folic acid is

		about 400 micrograms/day.
		necessary to prevent neural tube defects.
		lower than the RDA.
		a and b.

QUESTION 3

Cow's milk can be given after what age?

QUESTION 4

The risk associated with teenage pregnancy is a

		low-birthweight infant.
		high-birthweight infant.
		low incidence of miscarriage.
		high incidence of gestational diabetes.

QUESTION 5

The recommended order of introducing fruits and vegetables toinfants

		doesn't seem to matter.
		is fruits then vegetables.
		is vegetables then fruits.
		is to mix them together at the same meal.

QUESTION 6

Stress in the mother who breastfeeds has been shown to

		inhibit the quality of milk produced.
		cause greater milk production.
		inhibit the let-down reflex.
		cause weight loss in the infant.

QUESTION 7

Compared to breast feeding women, formula feeding women

		have identical nutrient needs.
		have fewer nutrient needs.
		need more water.
		need less water.

QUESTION 8

Supplementation of folic acid is known to prevent

		eclampsia in pregnant women.
		gestational diabetes in pregnant women.
		spina bifida and other neural tube defects.
		pregnancy-induced hypertension.

QUESTION 9

Breastfed infants need an additional iron source

		after they've been weaned.
		at about six months.
		at three months.
		they don't - they get enough iron from breast milk.

QUESTION 10

A woman who is not breastfeeding

		has the same nutrient requirements as non-lactating women.
		needs more nutrients than non-lactating women.
		has the same nutrient requirements as lactating women.
		has a greater need for water than lactating women.

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