Author Question: After you complete your nutritional counseling for a pregnant woman, you ask her to reiterate your ... (Read 96 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

After you complete your nutritional counseling for a pregnant woman, you ask her to reiterate your instructions to assess her understanding of the instructions given.

What statement below would indicate that she understands the role of protein in her pregnancy? 1. Protein will help my baby grow..
2. Eating protein will prevent me from becoming anemic..
3. Eating protein will make my baby have strong teeth after he is born..
4. Eating protein will prevent me from being diabetic..

Question 2

Women with an inadequate weight gain during pregnancy are at higher risk for giving birth to an infant with:

1. spina bifida.
2. intrauterine growth restriction.
3. diabetes mellitus.
4. Down syndrome.

alexisweber49 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. Correct. Protein is the nutritional element basic to growth. An adequate protein intake is essential to meet increasing demands of pregnancy. These demands arise from the rapid growth of the fetus, the uterus, mammary glands, and placenta, increase in the maternal blood volume, and formation of amniotic fluid.
2. Incorrect. Iron intake prevents anemia.
3. Incorrect. Calcium intake is needed for fetal bone and tooth development.
4. Incorrect. Glycemic control is needed in diabetic patients; protein is one nutritional factor to consider but is not the primary role of protein intake.

Answer to Question 2

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1, 3, 4. Incorrect. These fetal conditions are not associated with inadequate maternal weight gain. Both normal weight and underweight women with inadequate weight gain have an increased risk of giving birth to an infant with intrauterine growth restriction.
2. Correct. Both normal weight and underweight women with inadequate weight gain have an increased risk of giving birth to an infant with intrauterine growth restriction.