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What nutrient deficiency during pregnancy may give rise to a child with cretinism?
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A severe iodide deficiency during early pregnancy may result with an infant afflicted with what?
cretinism
Folate deficiency during pregnancy is associated with what?
Neural tube defects.
How do you prevent cretinism?
Cretinism is a condition of hypothyroidism during fetal life, infancy, and childhood. Characteristics include both severe stunted body growth and mental retardation. It is caused by a deficiency of Iodine, lack of a thyroid gland, or inability of the thyroid gland to produce enough hormones that are crucial to the development of a child. Cretinism can be prevented in one way by adding iodine into the persons diet.
Which nutrient are needed during pregnancy?
Iron, calcium and folic acid are especially important during pregnancy.
If a woman has a severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy her child may have?
Iodine deficiency is especially important in women who are pregnant or nursing their infants. Severe iodine deficiency in the mother has been associated with miscarriages, stillbirth, preterm delivery, and congenital abnormalities in their babies. Children of mothers with severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy can have mental retardation and problems with growth, hearing, and speech. In the most severe form, an under active thyroid can result in cretinism (a syndrome characterized by permanent brain damage, mental retardation, deaf mutism, spasticity, and short stature), though this is not seen in the United States. Congenital hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation in the world. Even mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy, which may be present in some women in the United States, may be associated with low intelligence in children. 1 SYMPTOMS Page 1 of 3 1 What is iodine deficiency? Iodine is an element that is needed for the production of thyroid hormone. The body does not make iodine, so it is an essential part of your diet. Iodine is found in various foods (see Table 1). If you do not have enough iodine in your body, you cannot make enough thyroid hormone. Thus, iodine deficiency can lead to enlargement of the thyroid (goiter - see Goiter brochure), hypothyroidism (see Hypothyroidism brochure) and to mental retardation in infants and children whose mothers were iodine deficient during pregnancy. Before the 1920s, iodine deficiency was common in the Great Lakes, Appalachian, and Northwestern U.S. regions and in most of Canada. Treatment of iodine deficiency by the introduction of iodized salt has virtually eliminated the "goiter belt" in these areas. However, many other parts of the world do not have enough iodine available through their diet and iodine deficiency continues to be an important public health problem globally. Approximately 40% of the world's population remains at risk for iodine deficiency.
What is the congenital condition of extreme hypothyroidism during prenatal development and childhood?
cretinism
how to fulfill iron deficiency during pregnancy?
27 milligrams of iron a day. Good nutrition also can prevent iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy. Dietary sources of iron include lean red meat, poultry and fish. Other options include iron-fortified breakfast cereals, prune juice, dried beans and peas.
What condition describes a congenital defect of the spine that develops during early pregnancy?
Spina bifida which is caused by a folic acid deficiency in the mother's diet.
Why no periods when pregnant?
During your period, the nutrient-rich lining that's been forming for almost a month is shed, if no pregnancy has occurred. This lining is need for the baby, so if your pregnant, it's not shed, and hence, no period during the pregnancy, or a time thereafter.
How do you know you have pica?
Pica can occur during pregnancy. In some cases, a lack of certain nutrients, such as iron deficiency anemia and zinc deficiency, may trigger the unusual cravings. Pica may also occur in adults who crave a certain texture in their mouthsymptoms:Animal fecesClayDirtHairballsIcePaintSand
Is intense itching of belly and breasts common during pregnancy?
Yes it is normally stretching of the skin... though it can also mean a vitamin deficiency, so be sure to take your prenatals regularly.
What happens if you do not get enough of folic acid?
Folate deficiency may lead to glossitis, diarrhea, depression, confusion, anemia, and fetal neural tube defects and brain defects (during pregnancy).
