What are potential consequences of delaying conception until you are in your 40s?
a. Decreased chance of conception
b. Sperm become less viable
c. Higher likelihood for chromosomal abnormalities
d. All of the above
e. b and c only
Q. 2Which of the following statements is a Healthy People 2020 nutrition objective for the nation related to preconception?
a. Increase the proportion of women who are at a healthy weight prior to pregnancy by 10
b. Reduce the proportion of women aged 18-44 years who have impaired fecundity by 10
c. Increase the proportion of women who did not drink alcohol prior to pregnancy by 10
d. All of the above
e. a and c only
Q. 3The specific 2020 nutrition objective to reduce iron deficiency in females of childbearing age by 10 is important because:
a. women with iron deficiency are at increased risk for having babies with neural tube defects.
b. women with iron deficiency are at increased risk for early delivery.
c. babies of women with iron deficiency are at increased risk for developing iron deficiency within the first year of life.
d. All of the above
e. b and c only
Q. 4The primary effect(s) of being underweight on reproduction in women is/are:
a. high likelihood of maternal complications.
b. the birth of small and early infants.
c. spina bifida or other NTDs.
d. All of the above
e. Both a and b
Q. 5Nutritional exposures before and very early in pregnancy may disrupt fetal growth and development. Which of the following would NOT be considered an adverse nutritional exposure?
a. Iodine deficiency
b. Obesity
c. Alcohol intake
d. Poorly controlled glucose
e. All of the above would be considered adverse nutritional exposures.
Q. 6Which of the following nutritional exposures before and very early in pregnancy would NOT disrupt fetal growth and development?
a. Lack of folate in diet
b. Poorly controlled blood glucose
c. Overexposure to lead
d. Excessive vitamin A
e. Normal iron levels in the blood
Q. 7In order to reduce the incidence of spina bifida and neural tube defects prior to conception, women should eat _____.
a. fortified breakfast cereal
b. fruits and vegetables
c. refined grain cereals
d. a and b
e. a and c
Q. 8The recommended daily intake of folic acid for ALL women who may become pregnant is:
a. 40 mcg.
b. 40 mg.
c. 400 mcg.
d. 400 mg.
e. 400 g.
Q. 9Women who experience multiple miscarriages, men who have sperm abnormalities, and women that ovulate infrequently may be classified as:
a. fertile.
b. infertile.
c. subfertile.
d. menopausal.
e. infecund.