Nutrition Q3 – Chapter 13 – Flashcards

Infants birth weight linked to future health status of infant.

At eight weeks, the fetus has a complete CNS, a beating heart, a fully formed digestive system, well defined fingers and toes, and the beginnings of facial features.

Low Birth Weight, defined as one who weights less than 5.5 lbs at birth; babies are more likely to die in the first year of life if they have a LBW (40 times more likely) than normal weight babies.

1st = None. 2nd = 340 extra calories. 3rd = 450 extra calories.

Vitamin B9 also known as Folate. Recommended consumption of folate during pregnancy is 400 to 600 micro-grams a day.

The following weight recommendations are for mothers with a healthy prepregnancy weight (BMI 18.5 to 24.9). For a single birth, mothers are recommended to gain 25 to 35 lbs. For a twin birth, mothers are recommended to gain 37 to 54 lbs.

Avoid: Cigarette Smoking, Medicinal Drugs, Herbal Supplements, Drugs of Abuse, Environmental Contaminants, Food-borne Illness, Vitamin-Mineral Mega-doses, Dieting, Sugar Substitutes, Alcohol, and Caffeine.

Breast milk excels as source of nutrients for the young infant. With the exception of vitamin D, breast milk provides all the nutrients a healthy infant needs for the first six months of life. Breast milk also conveys immune factors, which both protect an infant against infection and inform its body about the outside environment.

Vitamin D is often lacking in breast milk. It is recommend that babies get vitamin D supplements from birth to six months. From six months to a year they are to receive vitamin D, Iron, and Fluoride supplements.

Breast milk excels as source of nutrients for the young infant. With the exception of vitamin D, breast milk provides all the nutrients a healthy infant needs for the first six months of life. Breast milk also conveys immune factors, which both protect an infant against infection and inform its body about the outside environment.

Provides the appropriate composition and balance of nutrients with high bio-availability. Provides hormones that promote physiological development. Improves cognitive development. Protects against a variety of infections. May protect against some chronic diseases, such as diabetes, and hypertension later in life. Protects against food allergies.

Contracts the uterus. Delays the return of regular ovulation thus lengthening birth intervals (not a dependable method of contraception). Conserves Iron stores (by prolonging amenorrhea). May protect against breast and ovarian cancer.