Child Development and Public Health
Nutrition/malnutrition
I want to gain more knowledge about the effects nutrition/malnutrition has on
pregnant women and their unborn child's development. Nutrition/malnutrition is
meaningful to me,because I work in a community with young parents who keep
having babies that are behind in their developmental growth when they enter the
head start program. I want to learn more in order to reinforce the importance of
eating healthy with future expectant parents of the students in my care and the
mothers to be in my family.
pregnant women and their unborn child's development. Nutrition/malnutrition is
meaningful to me,because I work in a community with young parents who keep
having babies that are behind in their developmental growth when they enter the
head start program. I want to learn more in order to reinforce the importance of
eating healthy with future expectant parents of the students in my care and the
mothers to be in my family.
Some Nutrition Facts
>Health and development depends on good nutrition.
>Good nutrition provides a "safer pregnancy and childbirth, stronger immune system
for the mother and child."
>Good nutrition makes healthy children who learn better.
>Good nutrition makes people more productive.
Reference
World Health Organization. (October, 2012). 10 Facts on nutrition. Retrieved from
for the mother and child."
>Good nutrition makes healthy children who learn better.
>Good nutrition makes people more productive.
Reference
World Health Organization. (October, 2012). 10 Facts on nutrition. Retrieved from
Argentina
Nutrition/malnutrition
I first read about the country of Argentina in elementary school. I was fascinated by the clothes the people wore and their way of life. After the lesson on Argentina, I said to
myself that I would like to go there one day. Unfortunately, I hadn't had the opportunity
to go but I can visit through my research.
The main nutritional problems in Argentina is stunting and overweight. According to
Berger (2012), "stunting is the failure of children to grow to a normal height for their age
"Childhood overweight is when the body mass index is above the 85th percentile
(Berger, 2012, p. 328))."Most overweight children live in Santa Cruz. Overweight
and chronic malnutrition problems occurs in children between the ages of two and six.
Anemia has the highest prevalence in children under two years old.
Eating healthy will pay off. Eating healthy will help the body grow and develop in a
normal way. The most important thing for expectant parents to do is practice good
nutrition to produce a healthy baby that will live a productive life.
Berger (2012), "stunting is the failure of children to grow to a normal height for their age
"Childhood overweight is when the body mass index is above the 85th percentile
(Berger, 2012, p. 328))."Most overweight children live in Santa Cruz. Overweight
and chronic malnutrition problems occurs in children between the ages of two and six.
Anemia has the highest prevalence in children under two years old.
Eating healthy will pay off. Eating healthy will help the body grow and develop in a
normal way. The most important thing for expectant parents to do is practice good
nutrition to produce a healthy baby that will live a productive life.
References
Berger, K. S. (2012). The developing person through childhood (6th ed.). New York, NY:Worth Publishers.
Nutrition Country Profiles. (1995). Argentina summary. Retrieved from
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteThis is a very informative post. I commend you on going the extra mile to educate yourself on this topic and sharing your information in your community. The other day I was walking out of the grocery store and saw a young pregnant girl smoking a cigarette. I almost didn't approach her because I wasn't sure how she would respond to me, but after 10 seconds of hesitation I went to speak to her. It did not take long for me o realize that she was in need of guidance. She did not have a regular doctor and had not been to a check-up in since the beginning of her pregnancy. She is 7 months pregnant. I then asked her when was the last time she had eaten and was heart broken when she replied " I had a donut and a coke yesterday morning". To make a long story short, I did some research and gave her a list of contacts. She promised that she would get to the doctor ASAP.
I know this is a lengthy response, but your post made me realize just how important it is to educate women on how to have a healthy pregnancy.
It's fascinating to read the stats about the children in Argentina. I had no idea that they had problems with malnutrition. This post was very informative and open my eyes to what's happening around the world. Thank you
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