Pregnancy
Many women choose to have preconception care. Nutrition is part of all three components of preconception care. When a woman takes a folic acid supplement to reduce her babys chance of having a neural tube defect, she is participating in the component of preconception known as Choose...health promotionrisk assessmentinterventionnone of the above. Obesity during pregnancy poses a risk of Choose...preterm deliverylow-birth-weight infantmorning sicknessall of the above. A woman who is obese and pregnant should Choose...go on a diet as soon as she finds out she is pregnantnot try to lose weight while she is pregnantnot diet, but start a rigorous exercise programdiet and start a rigorous exercise program. Women should increase their intake of most vitamins and minerals during pregnancy; however, Choose...vitamin Avitamin Dphosphorousvitamin K can be teratogenic when taken in large amounts causing birth defects of the head, heart, brain, or spinal cord. Women are advised to avoid consuming more than 100% of the RDA for this nutrient. For women of normal weight, doctors usually recommend that they gain Choose...15-2020-3025-3535-45 pounds during pregnancy. Women who have a BMI of 29 or greater should gain at least Choose...10152025 pounds but not much more. Women need about Choose...1003007001,000 more kilocalories a day during pregnancy. The Institute of Medicines Nutrient Supplement Subcommittee recommend that during pregnancy women take supplements of Choose...iron and folateiron and calciumcalcium and folatevitamin D and iron. Experts recommend that during pregnancy women do not consume Choose...more than 1-2 alcoholic drinks a daymore than 1-2 alcoholic drinks per weekhard liquor but beer and wine do not pose much risany alcohol at all.