Nutrition in pregnancy and childbirth : food for thought / edited by Lorna Davies and Ruth Deery.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies, Lorna.

Deery, Ruth (Professor in maternal health)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnancy--Nutritional aspects.

Pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 215 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Making good nutritional choices can mean women optimise the outcomes of their birthing experience and offer their babies the best possible start in life. To support this, all health professionals who work with women during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period need to have an appropriate knowledge of nutrition, healthy eating and other food related issues. This evidence-based text provides an informative and accessible introduction to nutrition in pregnancy and childbirth. As well as allowing readers to recognise when nutritional deficiency may be creating challenges, it explores the psychosocial and cultural contexts of food and considers their relevance for women's eating behaviour. Finally, important emerging issues, such as eating during labour, food supplements and maternal obesity, are discussed. An important reference for health professionals working in midwifery or public health contexts especially, this book is also the ideal companion for a course on nutrition in pregnancy and childbirth. Book jacket.

Contents:

pt. 1. Healthy eating and nutrition in childbirth

part 2. Context and cultural issues

part 3. Debates and controversies

part 4. Practical application and the way forward.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780203111901

9781136280337

9781136280375

OCLC:

897437302

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.