In Handbook of Nutririon and Pregnancy, the authors provide historical perspective and background to support recommendations which are provided in each chapter, importantly for the practitioners, recommendations and guidelines have been summarized and provided in tables that are easy to locate and interpret.

Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy discusses relevant topics in the scientific community such as determining to what extent prenatal and perinatal environmental factors are linked to childhood and adult obesity and chronic diseases.

Contents

1. Nutrient Recommendations and Dietary Guidelines for Pregnant Women
2. Optimal Weight Gain
3. Physical Activity and Exercise in Pregnancy
4. Food, Folklore and Flavor Preference Development
5. Obesity and Pregnancy
6. Pregnancy and Weight Loss Surgery
7. Nutrition in Multifetal Pregnancy
8. Adolescent Pregnancy: Where Do we Start?
9. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa During Pregnancy
10. Diabetes and Pregnancy
11. Preeclampsia
12. HIV
13. Popular Diets
14. Dietary Supplements During Pregnancy: Need, Efficacy, and Safety
15. Vegetarian Diets
16. Iron Requirements and Adverse Outcomes
17. Fotate: A Key to Optimal Pregnancy Outcome
18. Nutrition Issues During Lactation
19. Postpartum Depression and the Role of Nutritional Factors
20. Implications of the Nutrition Transition in the Nutritional Status on Pregnant Women
21. Nutrition and Maternal Survival in Developing Countries
22. Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Developing Countries
23. Micronutrient Status and Pregnancy Outcomes in HIV-infected Women

Index

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