Nursing School - Audio Review

Nutrition: Pregnancy / Lactation / Infancy


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1.       

Describe the nutritional requirements during pregnancy & lactation.

a.       

Canada Food Guide (Potter and Perry)

b.       Calories & nutrients during

pregnancy & lactation

c.       

Weight gain

d.       Folic acid during pregnancy

2.       

. Identify nutritional risk factors during pregnancy

3.       

Discuss nutrition education during pregnancy.

a.       

Safe food preparation

b.       Prevention of foodborne illness

4.       

Describe the nutritional requirements during infancy.

a.       

Calories & nutrients during infancy

b.       Vitamin D

5.       

Describe the benefits of breastfeeding

a.       

Benefits for the mother

b.       Benefits for the infant

c.       

 Benefits for Families and
Society

6.       

Describe factors that commonly influence a woman’s decision to
breastfeed or bottle feed.

a.       

culture

b.       employment

c.       

support network

d.       nutrition for infant

e.       

anti-infective/anti allergenic effect on baby

f.         

psychosocial

g.       

cost

h.       

convenience

7.       

Describe current recommendations for infant feeding.

a.       

Promotion of breastfeeding

                                                                             

i.       
 “Baby Friendly” Initiative

                                                                           

ii.       
- Ten steps to successful breastfeeding: Guidelines from the WHO &
UNICEF (APPENDIX 8)

8.       

Describe the nursing care to assist a woman to breast or bottle feed.

a.       

Box 27-2 Guidelines for Breastfeeding Support

b.       Bottlefeeding: - feeding

techniques - breast care for non-lactating women - infant formulas -
preparation of formula

c.       

 Evaluate knowledge of: -
community facilities - CLSC - La Lêche - breast feeding consultant

9.       

Describe how solids are introduced during infancy.

a.       

Growth & developmental milestones

b.       Physical readiness to solids

c.       

Physiological readiness to solids

d.       Finger foods

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