Question

Susan is a 42-year-old woman who just had her first child. During her pregnancy, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia. Her pregnancy was uneventful until 22 weeks when she was found to have proteinuria and swelling in the hands. By week 30, her blood pressure had increased to 150/100 mm Hg, and she was diagnosed with preeclampsia. Her lab results showed that her blood glucose levels were normal.

Susan was normal weight prior to pregnancy. She considered herself a “meat and potatoes” eater who rarely consumed fruits and vegetables. She has lactose intolerance, and she avoids all dairy products and does not take calcium supplements. She drinks Coca-Cola and sweetened iced tea daily. She remembered to take her prenatal vitamin 1–2 times per week. After her diagnosis with preeclampsia, she restricted her food intake and greatly slowed down her weight gain. She gained a total of 18 pounds during her pregnancy. Her baby, weighing 5 pounds 2 ounces, was delivered by Cesarean section at week 36.

Identify the characteristics of Susan's eating behaviors that might be contraindicated for women with preeclampsia. How would you address these issues? What are two dietary recommendations for Susan to implement and why will they benefit her?

Answer 1

Susan's Contraindicated eating behavior:

• She considered herself a meat and potatoes eater
• who is rarely eat fruits and vegetables

Susan's risk factors for Preeclampsia:

• Age greter than 35years
• First pregnacy
• her eating behaviobehavior

​​​​​​Dietary recommendations:

• Sea foods (rich sources of calcium)
• Green leafy vegetables
• Fruits(citrus fruits )
• Oat meal
• Get enough vitamin D
• Calcium supplements

(*As she is lactose intolerance don't Recomended Dairy products.)

All these dietary recommended food helps her to replanish Calcium and Control high blood pressure.