A pregnant woman's weight gain is solely due to the growth of the fetus
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Cody has always carefully controlled her caloric intake and is lean. During her unplanned pregnancy, she continued to eat the same, hoping that taking prenatal vitamins and minerals would ensure that her fetus would grow normally. Her only complication during pregnancy was persistent constipation and consequent hemorrhoids. She gained only the minimum weight suggested by her doctor and delivered a healthy, full-term infant; her pre-pregnancy weight was rapidly reestablished. Propose an explanation for how she managed to gain enough weight, did not violate the law of conservation of mass, and for her only complication. What does this suggest about "eating for two" that some pregnant women do?
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A woman’s weight naturally increases during the course of a pregnancy. When she delivers, her weight immediately decreases by the approximate weight of the child. Suppose that a 120-lb woman gains 27 lb during pregnancy, delivers a 7-lb baby, and then, through diet and exercise, loses the remaining weight during the next 20 weeks. a. Graph the weight gain and loss during the pregnancy and the 20 weeks following the birth of the baby. Assume that the pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, that delivery occurs immediately after this time interval, and that the weight gain/loss before and after birth is linear. b. Is this a continuous function? If not, then find the value(s) of $t$ where the function is discontinuous.
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What other factor besides energy intake from foods could cause a pregnant woman to gain weight?
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