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Perspectives in Nutrition, 5/e

Gordon M. Wardlaw, Ohio State University
Margaret W. Kessel, Ohio State University

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding

Chapter 16 Nutrition Awareness Inventory

Please answer all questions


1	Infants weighing less than 5.5 lb. (2500 g) at birth are more likely to have medical problems than those weighing more than that.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The most crucial time for development of the human organism in utero is during the last 13 weeks of pregnancy.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Nutritional factors and length of gestation are more important than genetic factors in determining birth weight.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Most women should gain about 25 to 35 lb. during pregnancy.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Pregnant women know instinctively what to eat.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Mineral needs increase during pregnancy.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Pregnancy can precipitate a form of diabetes.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Breast fed infants suffer fewer respiratory infections than formula-fed infants.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Mothers who must take medications should check with their doctors before making a decision to breast feed.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The placenta is the site of oxygen and nutrient transfer from the mother to the fetus.
		A)	True
		B)	False


11	Most spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) occur during the first trimester of pregnancy.
		A)	True
		B)	False


12	All women of childbearing years should be consuming 400 (g of synthetic folate (folic acid) daily.
		A)	True
		B)	False


13	Fetal alcohol syndrome is a completely preventable disease.
		A)	True
		B)	False


14	Because breast feeding has many attributes, and because nearly all women are capable of breastfeeding, it should be recommended without exception.
		A)	True
		B)	False


15	Women who gain an excess amount of weight during the first and second trimesters should discontinue weight gain for the remainder of the pregnancy.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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