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Adequate energy intake and diversified diet that includes fruits, vegetables and animal products throughout the life cycle helps ensure that women enter pregnancy and lactation without deficiencies and obtain adequate nutrients during periods of heightened demand.
MATERNAL NUTRITION
Consequences of Maternal Malnutrition
Consequences for maternal health• Increased risk of maternal complications and death• Increased infection• Anemia• Lethargy and weakness, lower productivity
Consequences for fetal and infant health• Increased risk of fetal, neonatal, and infant death• Intrauterine growth retardation, low birth weight, prematurity• Birth defects• Cretinism• Brain damage• Increased risk of infection
Child NutritionCHILD NUTRITION
Adequate nutrition contributes to a continuous brain growth, rapid skeletal and muscular development.
Consequences of Child Malnutrition
Consequences:
• Fatigue, low energy and dizziness.• Swollen, bleeding gums and decaying teeth.• Underweight, muscle weakness and poor growth.• Poor immune function leaving the body vulnerable to infection. • Problems with organ function, that may lead to disease states such as
Coronary Heart Disease or Osteoporosis• Insulin-resistance resulting from a diet with low nutritional value, eg high
fats and sugar content, can result in Diabetes.• Diseases such as Marasmus and Obesity result from under, or over,
eating respectively.• Poor cognitive functions such as learning memory and attention. • Cancer risk is increased by eating certain foods and additives that are
high in carcinogens.
SENSORY STIMULATION
• The impact the environment has on our minds and bodies as we receive information through our five senses.
• A vital form of stimulation for brain development and early learning.
EARLY SENSORY STIMULATION
Adequate stimulation received by children have an effect on the infant's growth and development, providing support for the idea that sensory enrichment can improve a baby's weight gain, sensory functioning, and the nervous system organization.
Factors affecting sensory stimulation
• Developmental considerations• Cultural• Personality and lifestyle• Stress• Illness and Medication
Sensory Alterations
• Sensory Deprivation• Sensory Overload• Cultural Care Deprivation• Sensory Deficits