Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy

Written for the clinician and other healthcare professionals who treat and counsel pregnant women and women of child-bearing age, Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy is an excellent and easy-to-use resource in the practical form of a handbook. In Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy, the authors prov...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lammi-Keefe, Carol J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Couch, Sarah C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Philipson, Elliot. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Nutrition and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-112-3
Table of Contents:
  • Nutrient and Health Needs During Normal Pregnancy
  • Nutrient Recommendations and Dietary Guidelines for Pregnant Women
  • Optimal Weight Gain
  • Physical Activity and Exercise in Pregnancy
  • Food, Folklore, and Flavor Preference Development
  • Nutrient Needs and Factors Related to High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Obesity and Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy and Weight Loss Surgery
  • Nutrition in Multifetal Pregnancy
  • Adolescent Pregnancy: Where Do We Start?
  • Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa During Pregnancy
  • Diabetes and Pregnancy
  • Preeclampsia
  • AIDS/HIV in Pregnancy
  • Special Diets, Supplements, and Specific Nutrients During Pregnancy
  • Popular Diets
  • Dietary Supplements During Pregnancy: Need, Efficacy and Safety
  • Vegetarian Diets in Pregnancy
  • Iron Requirements and Adverse Outcomes
  • Folate: A Key to Optimal Pregnancy Outcome
  • The Postpartum Period
  • Nutrition Issues During Lactation
  • Postpartum Depression and the Role of Nutritional Factors
  • The Developing World
  • Implications of the Nutrition Transition in the Nutritional Status on Pregnant Women
  • Nutrition and Maternal Survival in Developing Countries
  • Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Developing Countries
  • Micronutrient Status and Pregnancy Outcomes in HIV-Infected Women.