Bumpin' Along
This stage of prenatal development begins after the 10th week of pregnancy and lasts until birth.
What is the fetal stage (fetus)?
During the first trimester, calorie needs generally increase by this amount.
What is zero additional calories?
This vitamin helps prevent neural tube defects.
What is folate (folic acid)?
Pregnant people should completely avoid this beverage because it can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
What is alcohol?
This is the first milk produced after birth.
What is colostrum?
Pregnancy is divided into this many trimesters.
What are three trimesters?
Pregnant people need about this many extra calories each day during the second trimester.
What is 340 calories?
This mineral requirement increases to 27 mg/day during pregnancy.
What is iron?
These dairy products increase the risk of Listeria infection.
What are soft cheeses made from unpasteurized milk?
This hormone stimulates milk production.
What is prolactin?
This organ transfers nutrients and oxygen from the parent to the fetus while removing waste.
What is the placenta?
During the third trimester, daily calorie needs increase by this amount.
What is 450 calories?
This vitamin is commonly supplemented in breastfed infants because breast milk contains very little of it.
What is vitamin D?
This heavy metal found in certain fish can damage fetal development.
What is mercury?
This hormone causes the milk ejection or "let-down" reflex.
What is oxytocin?
The neural tube closes during approximately the first eight weeks of pregnancy, making this nutrient especially critical.
What is folate (folic acid)?
A person with a normal pre-pregnancy BMI should gain about this much weight during pregnancy.
What is 25–35 pounds?
Newborns often receive an injection of this vitamin shortly after birth to prevent bleeding.
What is vitamin K?
Name two fish that should be avoided during pregnancy because they are high in mercury.
What are shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish?
This type of mature milk is higher in fat and comes later during a feeding.
What is hindmilk?
Name three foods that pose major choking hazards for toddlers.
What are popcorn, whole grapes, nuts, hot dogs, chunks of meat, whole cherry tomatoes, baby carrots, globs of peanut butter, or hard candy? (Any three)
Besides the fetus, name two major contributors to pregnancy weight gain.
What are the placenta, amniotic fluid/sac, increased blood volume, uterus, breasts, or maternal fat stores? (Any two)
During pregnancy, this nutrient requirement increases from 400 mcg to 600 mcg per day.
What is folate?
This foodborne bacterium can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, or severe illness in newborns.
What is Listeria monocytogenes?
This hormone must decrease after birth for milk production to begin
What is progesterone?