Prepregnancy Bma

1. The prepregnancy BMI of Samantha is 24.3. According to an article “Position of the American Dietetic Association: Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy Pregnancy Outcome” from Journal of the AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION, the amount that Samantha should gain during her pregnancy is 25 to 35 lbs. Therefore, her ideal weight during pregnancy is 172 to 182 lbs.
2. Samantha is currently weighted 155 lbs, and it is below 172 lbs. Therefore, she is not gaining the appropriate weight yet. There are many health concerns if she keeps underweight during pregnancy. First, she has a higher chance to miscarry. Second, she may have a preterm delivery. Third, she may have a low birth weight (< 5.5 lbs) baby. In addition, her baby is more likely to die in the first year of birth.
3. Samantha is recommended to increase 340 kcal and 25 grams of protein per day during her second trimester of pregnancy (Position of the American Dietetic Association: Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy
In third trimester, Samantha is needed to increase 452 kcal and 25 grams of protein per day (Position of the American Dietetic Association: Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy Pregnancy Outcome 2008). The amount of food that provided those additional energy is 3 cups of rice. It can provide 480 kcal. For the protein, it is around 3.5 oz. of chicken which can provide 24.5 grams of protein. The snack that I will create for Samantha is a cup of cereal with a cup of whole milk and a cup and of berries. The cereal can provide 160 kcan and 6 g of protein. The milk can provide 8 g of protein and ~145 kcal. The berries can provide 120 kcal. In total, this snack is able to provide Samantha 425 kcal and 14 g of protein. It mostly provided the additional energy to her. However, for the protein’s part, I recommend her to eat 1.5 oz. of chicken or fish more per day in order to get 10.5 g of protein. Finally, she will be able to get extra 425 kcal and 24.5 g of protein from my snack and