NUTRITION IN PREGNANCY Developed by D. Ann Currie, R.N., M.S.N.
NUTRITION IN PREGNANCY PLAYS SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE OUTCOME OF THE PREGNANCY FETAL WELL-BEING PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HIGH RISK PREGNANCIES INTEGRAL PART OF NURSING CARE OF PREPREGNANT AND PREGNANT CLIENTS
NURSE’S ROLE PRECONCEPTION EDUCATION ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS PLANNING NUTRITIONAL CARE CLIENT EDUCATION CLIENT ADVOCATE PROVIDE RESOURCES REFFERALS
FACTORS AFFECTING PRENATAL NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS PRIOR TO PREGNANCY MATERNAL AGE MATERNAL PARIETY SUBSTANCE USE CLIENT’S EDUCATION OTHER
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING NUTRITION CULTURAL, ETHNICAL,OR RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES VEGETARIANISM EATING DISORDERS LACTOSE INTOLERANCE PICA SUBSTANCE USE PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
CONT. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS MATERNAL AGE DIETARY PATTERNS DISEASES AND/OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS OTHER
PRECONCEPTION CARE HEALTH PROMOTION NUTRITION-HEALTHY DIET INCLUCING FOLIC ACID. ADEQUATE FLUID INTAKE EXERCISE REST AVOIDANCE OF SUBSTANCES ABUSE
PLANNING NUTRITIONAL CARE ASSESSMENT NSG DIAGNOSIS PLANNING INTERVENTIONS EDUCATION EVALUATION
DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS DURING PREGNANCY CALORIES FLUIDS-WATER PROTEIN CARBOHYDATES FAT VITAMINS-FAT SOLUBLE & WATER SOLUBLE MINERALS- FE,CALCIUM, ZINC,&OTHERS
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) BMI=WT/HT²……KG/M² BMI-below19.8-UNDERWEIGHT-WT GAIN OF KG. BMI NORMAL-WT.GAIN OF KG. BMI OVERWEGHT-WT GAIN OF KG. BMI OVER 29-OBESE-WT. GAIN OF 7KG.
MORE ON WT. GAIN IN PREGNANCY 1ST TRIMESTER-WT. GAIN OF KG THEN:0.4 KG WEEKLY FOR NORMAL BMI,0.3 KG WEEKLY FOR OVERWEIGHT BMI,0.5 KG WEEKLY FOR UNDERWEIGHT BMI CLIENTS NO INCREASE IN CALORIES IN 1ST TRIMESTER ADDITIONAL 300 CALORIES/DAY IN 2ND AND 3RD TRIMESTERS
MORE ON WEIGHT GAIN TEENNAGERS SHOULD GAIN HIGHER AMOUNT OF BMI--IE --A TEENAGER WITH BMI OF 22 SHOULD GAIN 16KG. OR 35.2 LBS.