To lessen the risk for neural tube defects, it is recommended that women eat fortified food and also:
a. take a multivitamin to provide added energy for tube formation.
b. exercise moderately three times a week during the first trimester.
c. take a folic acid supplement that is better absorbed than folate in foods.
d. increase fat-soluble vitamins that contribute to development of the nervous system.
Q. 2The critical period for the formation and closure of the neural tube that eventually develops to form the brain and spinal cord is at about:
a. two weeks.
b. six weeks.
c. three months.
d. six months.
Q. 3The fetal brain depends significantly on which nutrients for its growth, structure, and function?
a. omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
b. magnesium and sodium
c. chromium and copper
d. vitamins A and B12
Q. 4Vegetarian women during pregnancy should include the following in their diets except:
a. tofu.
b. nuts.
c. whole grains.
d. protein supplements.
Q. 5The pregnant woman ideally should include 175 grams of carbohydrate to achieve the following goals except to:
a. provide energy for the fetal brain.
b. spare protein needed for fetal growth.
c. increase fiber that will reduce risk for constipation.
d. provide micronutrients needed to prepare the uterus for labor.
Q. 6During the first trimester, the pregnant woman should:
a. reduce kcalories to lessen total weight gain with the pregnancy.
b. increase her protein intake to 35 of the total kcalories.
c. increase her kcaloric intake by 450 kcalories.
d. not increase kcalories.
Q. 7The effects of malnutrition during the critical period of development of each organ and tissue type are:
a. irreversible.
b. most often lethal.
c. minimal to the development of the fetus because of the priority for nutrition established by the fetus.
d. reversed only with subsequent improved and adequate nutrition during the remaining gestation.
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