You are a health care professional and a couple was referred to you for nutritional concerns.
1) Explain what the couple should do concerning nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle behaviors prior to conception. (1 point)
2) Briefly explain the stages of fetal development from conception to birth
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3) Discuss the critical periods and the two most common neural tube defects. (1 point) Explain how they can prevent their occurrence. List the risk factors for neural tube defects.
4) Explain fetal programing and how the couple can take measures before and during pregnancy to prevent the development of obesity and chronic diseases in their child’s life. (Hint: read about nutritional genomics in Highlight 6). (2 points) 5) Explain briefly the differences between lactation and breastfeeding. (2 points) list tips for successful breastfeeding
6) Read Highlight 15: How alcohol endangers the fetus and answer the following: (3 points) Define FASD and List the symptoms of FASD Describe alcohol toxicity on the fetus and what can happen –
Explain what specifically can happen for each trimester.
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