Case #3 Two adolescent females in the same grade became pregnant. One is 16.5 ye

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Question

Case #3

Two adolescent females in the same grade became pregnant. One is 16.5 years of age: her menses began at age 14, and her weight for height is below the 5th percentile. The other pregnant adolescent is 15 years of age: her menses began at age 9 and her weight for height is at the 50th percentile.

11. Describe the theoretical difference in nutritional needs of the two adolescents. (4pt)

12. Which one should be given clinical priority? Why? (3 pt)

13. If neither young woman sought prenatal care, what might you expect as the outcome for the respective infants? Why? (3 pt)

Explanation / Answer

16.5 years age adolescent

1. body mass is low compared to second

2. Nutritional value based food should be taken to increase the nutritional value

3. Weigth is not the entire parameter to say healthy. Hence the BMI should be normal in any adolescent..

4. 68% of nutritional food and 3% of junk food have to be preffered in pregnant stage

1. body mass is high

2. The age of her is 9 when she became adolescent so care should be taken in nutritional value based food compared to junk food

3. If there is increase in BMI chance of getting obesity diabeties in pregnant stage. so nutritional food is preffered.

4. 68% of nutritional food and 3% of junk food has to be preffered in pregnant stage.

12. Both must be under clinical priority but 15 years old girl should be given priority because

13.) The young woman sought prenatal care

If prenatal care is not possible means the

1) low birth weight

2) under developed child

3) mortality of the infant

16.5 years age adolescent 15 years of age adolescent