Pregnancy-related weight gain
A. is recommended to be the same as the pregnant woman's mother gained during her pregnancy.
B. is mainly due to growth of the developing baby.
C. is attributable to the mother's growing breast and adipose tissue, increases in blood and amniotic fluid volume, and uterine and placental growth, along with the growth of the baby.
D. is not a concern if the mother is overweight prior to pregnancy.
C
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Fill in the blank with correct word
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a. glycogen, triglycerides b. protein, glucose c. muscle, glycogen d. glucose, triglycerides
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a. respiratory alkalosis b. respiratory acidosis c. metabolic alkalosis d. metabolic acidosis e. lactic acidosis
For a woman with a prepregnancy BMI of 22, total pregnancy weight gain should fall within the range of ________ pounds.
A. 15 to 25 B. 25 to 35 C. 28 to 40 D. 11 to 20