Maternal-Fetal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation

Improving Clinicians'' Understanding Of Effects Nutrition Can Have On Maternal Health And Fetal And Neonatal Development Can Have Considerable Impact On Achieving A Healthy Pregnancy And Reducing Childhood Morbidity. This Book Defines The Nutritional Requirements With Regard To Each Stage Of Fetal Development And Growth Placing Scientific Developments Into A Clinical Context. Clinicians And Scientists Discuss: How The Fetus Grows And What Macro- And Micronutrients It Requires; What Happens When There Is Nutrient Deficiency And When Placental Development Is Abnormal; Aspects Of Infant Feeding Both With Breast Milk And Formula Milk. Specific Problems Encountered In Pregnancy That Pose A Nutritional Challenge Are Also Considered Including Pregnancy In Teenagers Multiple Pregnancies And Pregnancy In Those Who Are Vegetarians Or Vegans. All Doctors Health-Care Workers Or Scientists Who Either Care For Women Their Newborn And Growing Infants Or Who Are Involved In Research In These Areas Will Find This To Be Essential Reading.