Chapter 10 – Nutrition through the Life Span: Pregnancy and Infancy

Objectives

  1. Identify nutrient needs during pregnancy.
  2. Describe appropriate food choices for pregnant women.
  3. Identify why some women develop food cravings and aversions during pregnancy.
  4. Identify an appropriate weight gain for pregnancy and describe the ideal pattern of weight gain.
  5. Describe strategies to alleviate morning sickness, heartburn, and constipation during pregnancy.
  6. Identify potentially harmful practices which should be avoided during pregnancy.
  7. Describe nutrient needs of a breastfeeding mother.
  8. Identify contraindications to breastfeeding.
  9. 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.
  10. Define nursing bottle tooth decay and describe how to prevent it.
  11. Describe factors which influence the timing of adding solid foods to an infant’s diet.
  12. Identify foods which should be omitted from a baby’s diet.

13.  Describe feeding guidelines for a one-year-old child.