2. Maternal Nutrition
- John T. Queenan MD2,
- Catherine Y. Spong MD3,
- Charles J. Lockwood MD4
Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch2
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Newton, E. R. (2012) Maternal Nutrition, in Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition (eds J. T. Queenan, C. Y. Spong and C. J. Lockwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch2
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
- 3
Bethesda, MD, USA
- 4
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
- Published Print: 24 FEB 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470655764
Online ISBN: 9781119963783
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Keywords:
- maternal nutrition;
- maternal nutrition with fetal development, and pregnancy outcome;
- maternal nutrition and perinatal outcome;
- weak proxy, nutritional status in women;
- weight gain and BMI, in birthweight, pregnancy outcome;
- linear fetal growth;
- fetal growth curves;
- fetal growth, affected by maternal diet;
- obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes;
- multifetal pregnancy, nutritional demands of the mother
Summary
The purpose of this chapter is to review the associations between maternal nutrition and perinatal outcome. It briefly summarizes the basic concepts of fetal growth, the multiple predictors of fetal growth, the use of maternal weight gain as a measure of maternal nutrition, adverse pregnancy outcomes as they relate to extremes in maternal weight gain, and the importance or controversy related to specific components of the diet (i.e. iron, calcium, sodium, and prenatal vitamins).