附註:Includes bibliographical references.
Part I. Nutritional status and weight gain. Introduction -- Historical trends in clinical practice, maternal nutritional status, and the course and outcome of pregnancy -- Assessment of gestational weight gain -- Total amount and pattern of weight gain: physiologic and maternal determinants -- Body composition changes during pregnancy -- Energy requirements, energy intake, and associated weight gain during pregnancy -- Effects of gestational weight gain on outcome in singleton pregnancies -- Weight gain in twin pregnancies -- Causality and opportunities for intervention.
Part II. Dietary intake and nutrient supplements. Introduction -- Assessment of nutrient needs -- Dietary intake during pregnancy -- Iron nutrition during pregnancy -- Trace elements -- Calcium, vitamin D, and magnesium -- Vitamins A, E, and K -- Water-soluble vitamins -- Protein and amino acids -- Substance use and abuse during pregnancy -- Periconceptional vitamin supplementation and neural tube defects.
Appendixes: Considerations in constructing gestational weight gain charts -- Provisional weight gain charts by prepregnancy weight for height -- Table for estimating body mass index -- Biographical sketches of committee members -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Index.
