Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy / edited by Carol J. Lammi-Keefe, Sarah C. Couch, John P. Kirwan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lammi-Keefe, Carol J., editor.

Couch, Sarah C., editor.

Kirwan, John P., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Nutrition and Health.

Nutrition and Health

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maternal and infant welfare.

Personal health and hygiene.

Obstetrics.

Maternal and Child Health.

Clinical Nutrition.

Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery.

Local Subjects:

Maternal and Child Health.

Clinical Nutrition.

Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XLIII, 445 pages) : 27 illustrations, 12 illustrations in color.

Edition:

Second edition 2018.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2018.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319909882

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.