Chapter 13: Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother and Child

Answer each question completely. Work needs to be typed.

  1. Why is it important for both the man and the woman to establish healthy eating habits when considering to have children?
  2. What are some disadvantages for a low birthweight baby when it does not get the proper nutrition?
  3. Besides poor nutrition what else contributes to low birth weight babies?
  4. What are some disadvantages for babies born to mothers that are over weight or obese?
  5. What is the placenta? Why is it important?
  6. What is a critical period?
  7. During what time of pregnancy do women need extra calories? How much more?
  8. Why is folate important for pregnant women?
  9. Why is it important for women to get calcium, Magnesium, Iron , and Zinc during pregnancy?
  10. What does WIC stand for and what is it's purpose?
  11. How much weight should women gain during pregnancy?
  12. Why should pregnant women be physically active during pregnancy?
  13. Why do pregnant teenage girls have the highest nutrient needs?
  14. What are some cautions for pregnant women that the book talks about?
  15. What is FASD? What are some of the effects of alcohol on the fetus?
  16. How many calories does a woman burn when she produces 25 ounces of milk per day?
  17. When should women not breastfeed?
  18. Why is breast feeding good for the baby and the mother?
  19. When should infants be introduced to solid foods?
  20. What types of foods should be omitted?