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Healthy Babies

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Low Birth Weight a baby weighing less than 2500g or 5.5 pounds.
Healthy Weight BMI of 18.5 to 24.9
Folic Acid synthetic form of folate found in multivitamins, fortified breakfast cereals, and enriched grain products.
Neural Tube Defect a serious central nervous system birth defect, such as anencephaly (absence of a brain) and spina bifida(incomplete closure of the spinal cord and its bony encasement.)
Folate natural form of the B vitamin involved in the synthesis of DNA; only one half is available to the body as synthetic folic acid.
Dietary Folate Equivalents (DFE) a measure of total folate available that accounts for the lower availability of natural folate in food compared to synthetic folic acid used in fortified foods and supplements.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome a condition characterized by varying degrees of physical and mental growth failure and birth defects caused by maternal intake of alcohol.
Teratogen anything that causes abnormal fetal development and birth defects.
Pica purposeful ingestion of nonfood substances such as dirt, clay, starch, and ice.
Gestational Hypertension systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or greater or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or greater that develops in the second half of pregnancy and ends with childbirth.
Preeclampsia a toxemia of pregnancy characterized by hypertension accompanied by proteinuria or edema or both.
Microcephaly abnormally small head.
Medical Foods a food formulated to be consumed orally or administered enterally under the supervision of a physician for the specific dietary management of a disease or condition.
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