NFSC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Small For Gestational Age, Preterm Birth, Infant Mortality

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Chapter 13: life cycle nutrition: mother and infant. Mother must be well nourished in the onset: early stages of pregnancy means the embryo undergoes rapid and important changes that depend on nutrition. Fathers should also watch nutrition: consuming too few fruits and veggies can lead to lack of fertility. Pre pregnancy weight: strive for appropriate body weight, underweight women who remain underweight during pregnancy >baby with low birthweight, **infant birthweight is the most signi cant indicator of the infants future health** Underweight babies are 40x more likely to die in the rst year than healthy weight babies: less nutrients=infant adapting to sparse conditions. Can lead to obesity and chronic illness. Also associated with lower fetus iq: low birthweight can also be hereditary, obese women cause obese babies, high birthweight >dif culty birthing, ntd"s, obese women have greater risk of giving birth to babies with heart problems.

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