Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy [electronic resource] /
Lammi-Keefe, Carol J.editor.
Couch, Sarah C.editor.
Kirwan, John P.editor.
This easy to use text provides practitioners and researchers with a global view of current and emerging issues concerned with successful pregnancy outcomes and approaches that have been successful or show promise in ensuring a successful pregnancy. The fully updated and revised second edition expands its scope with topics not covered in the first edition including pregnancy and military service; sleep disorders during pregnancy; the gut microbiome during pregnancy and the newborn; requirement for vitamin D in pregnancy; the environment—contaminants and pregnancy; preeclampsia and new approaches to treatment; health disparities for whites, blacks, and teen pregnancies; depression in pregnancy—role of yoga; safe food handling for successful pregnancy outcome; relationship of epigenetics and diet in pregnancy; caffeine during pregnancy; polycystic ovary syndrome; US Hispanics and preterm births; celiac disease and pregnancy; cannabis use during pregnancy. The second edition of Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy will be a valuable resource for clinicians and other healthcare professionals who treat and counsel women of child-bearing age and pregnant women.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Nutrient and Health Needs in Pregnancy -- Body Composition in Pregnancy -- Iron Requirements and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes -- Iodine Requirements in Pregnancy -- Vitamin D for Pregnancy -- Vegetarian Diets in Pregnancy -- Sleep, Pregnancy, and Nutrition -- Safe Food Handling for Successful Pregnancy Outcomes -- Part II: Metabolism During Pregnancy -- Improving Pregnancy Outcomes with One-Carbon Metabolic Nutrients -- Epigenetics and Diet in Pregnancy -- Part III: High-Risk Pregnancies -- Management of Obesity in Pregnancy -- Pregnancy and Weight-Loss Surgery -- Preeclampsia -- U.S. Hispanics and Preterm Births -- Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-Eating Disorder During Pregnancy -- Diabetes and Pregnancy -- Pregnant and Behind Bars: Meeting the Nutrition Needs of Incarcerated Pregnant Women -- Depression in Pregnancy: A Role for Yoga, a Lifestyle Practice to Complement Nutrition -- Part IV: The Postpartum Period -- Nutrition Issues During Lactation -- Postpartum Depression and the Role of Nutritional Factors -- Part V: The Developing World -- Diabetes in Pregnancy: Worldwide Perspective -- Nutrition and Maternal Survival in Low and Middle Income Countries -- Domestic Violence During Pregnancy and Its Effects on Infant Birth Weight: Perspective from Nepal.
This easy to use text provides practitioners and researchers with a global view of current and emerging issues concerned with successful pregnancy outcomes and approaches that have been successful or show promise in ensuring a successful pregnancy. The fully updated and revised second edition expands its scope with topics not covered in the first edition including pregnancy and military service; sleep disorders during pregnancy; the gut microbiome during pregnancy and the newborn; requirement for vitamin D in pregnancy; the environment—contaminants and pregnancy; preeclampsia and new approaches to treatment; health disparities for whites, blacks, and teen pregnancies; depression in pregnancy—role of yoga; safe food handling for successful pregnancy outcome; relationship of epigenetics and diet in pregnancy; caffeine during pregnancy; polycystic ovary syndrome; US Hispanics and preterm births; celiac disease and pregnancy; cannabis use during pregnancy. The second edition of Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy will be a valuable resource for clinicians and other healthcare professionals who treat and counsel women of child-bearing age and pregnant women.
Maternal and child health services.
Clinical nutrition.
Obstetrics.
Maternal and Child Health.
Clinical Nutrition.
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery.