An average-sized woman should gain about 25-35lbs during her pregnancy. What makes up this weight and how is it distributed?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The weight is distributed between her tissues and fluids, her fetus, and the placenta. About one-quarter is made up of extra maternal fat, another quarter is the fetus, followed by extracellular fluids, maternal blood, and a combination of breast tissue, enlarged uterus, the placenta, and amniotic fluid.
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