NUR 406 Nutrition in pregnancy

NUR 406 Nutrition in pregnancy
1. Maternal weight gain for an underweight woman
Answer
28-40 lbs
2. What is a low maternal weight associated with?
Answer
Preterm birth
3. Maternal weight gain for a normal weight woman
Answer
25-35 lbs
4. Maternal weight gain for an overweight woman
Answer
15-25 lbs
5. Maternal weight gain for an obese woman
Answer
15 lbs
6. What do obese women have an increased risk for?
Answer
Fetal anomalies Spontaneous abortion
GDM
Preeclampsia Laborinduction C-section
The child is more likely to be overweight by age 7
7. Pattern of weight gain in the second and third trimesters
Answer
1 lb a week, 12-15 lbs total in each trimester