Kendra is a 15 year old African American female who is 5’6” tall. To keep her weight at her usual 115 pounds, Kendra consumes ~ 1,600 calories per day and smokes

NUT 3050 Pregnancy Case Study

Kendra is a 15 year old African American female who is 5’6” tall. To keep her weight at her usual 115 pounds, Kendra consumes ~ 1,600 calories per day and smokes. She found out that she was pregnant when she was 8 weeks pregnant.

1. Is Kendra’s baby at risk for being born at a low birthweight? Why or why not? List 3 factors to justify your answer. (3 points)
2. How much weight should Kendra gain during her pregnancy? Explain the basis your recommendation. (2 points)
3. What nutrition-related advice would you give Kendra at this point? Provide at least 3 specific recommendations that are applicable to her situation. (3 points)
4. What four community resources would you recommend? (2 points)

Further into the pregnancy, her doctor did some urine and blood tests. Her urine showed excess protein and the blood work results showed that her IGF-1 levels are 100 ng/ml (normal range for Kendra’s gender and age is 237-996 ng/ml).

5. Based on the information above discuss the baby’s fetal growth. (2 points)
6. Discuss any additional nutrition-related factors you would want to discuss with Kendra at this point. HINT: to reduce the risk of preeclampsia (3 points)

At 38 weeks, Kendra gave birth to a baby boy who weighed 5 pounds 4 ounces and was 18 inches long.

7. Find the appropriate growth chart at www.cdc.gov/growthcharts (not a table). Plot the baby’s birth weight and length on the growth chart. (1 point)
8. Discuss the baby’s birth size. HINT: how would you classify him? (1 point)
9. Discuss any additional nutrition-related factors (be specific) you would want to discuss with Kendra at this point for any future pregnancies as well as her son’s future. (3 points)

NOTE: When submitting the assignment, be sure to include the growth chart with your plots on it. You will need to type your answers on the chart and upload to the course or print the chart, write your answers, scan the chart and upload it into the course.