Chapter 10 – Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Infancy
Objectives
- Identify nutrient needs during pregnancy.
- Describe appropriate food choices for pregnant women.
- Identify why some women develop food cravings and aversions during pregnancy.
- Identify an appropriate weight gain for pregnancy and describe the ideal pattern of weight gain.
- Describe strategies to alleviate morning sickness, heartburn, and constipation during pregnancy.
- Identify potentially harmful practices which should be avoided during pregnancy.
- Describe nutrient needs of a breastfeeding mother.
- Identify contraindications to breastfeeding.
- Describe the nutrient and other attributes of breast milk and explain how it is tailor-made to meet the nutrient needs of the human infant.
- Define nursing bottle tooth decay and describe how to prevent it.
- Describe factors which influence the timing of adding solid foods to an infant’s diet.
- Identify foods which should be omitted from a baby’s diet.
13. Describe feeding guidelines for a one-year-old child.