One way we can assess nutritional health and of a pregnant womenand growth of the fetus is by tracking her weight gain. Theattached charts help to identify if weight gain is appropriate forweeks of gestation. Below is a case study patient identifying herweight gain over the last several months of pregnancy. Important tonote is pre pregnancy weight as this will help guide which chartyou use.
PR is a 25 year old women who is pregnant with her second child.Her height is 5’10” and her pre-pregnancy (ppg) weight was 135lbs.
Prenatal Weight Gain Grids.pdf (lacounty.gov) (Links to anexternal site.)
1. Calculate her BMI
2. Plot the following weights on the grids attached.
PPG weight 135 lbs
week 8 136 lbs
week 12 137 lbs
week 16 138 lbs
week 20 142 lbs
week 22 145 lbs
week 24 150 lbs
week 28 155 lbs
week 32 161 lbs
3. Is her weight gain healthy? How can you tell?
4. How does this compare to what you learned from the textbook?
