Carol J. Lammi-Keefe, PhD

Alma Beth Clark Professor

School of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Adjunct Professor

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA

USA

Sarah C. Couch, PhD, RD

Professor and Vice Chair

Graduate Program Director

Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

USA

John P. Kirwan, MSc, PhD, FACSM

Executive Director

George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, LA

USA

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Fully updated and revised new edition

Written by leaders in the fields of diet and nutrients

Formatted in a user friendly style

Part I: Nutrient and Health Needs in Pregnancy.- Body Composition in Pregnancy.- Iron Requirements and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.- Iodine Requirements in Pregnancy.- Vitamin D for Pregnancy.- Vegetarian Diets in Pregnancy.- Sleep, Pregnancy, and Nutrition.- Safe Food Handling for Successful Pregnancy Outcomes.- Part II: Metabolism During Pregnancy.- Improving Pregnancy Outcomes with One-Carbon Metabolic Nutrients.- Epigenetics and Diet in Pregnancy.- Part III: High-Risk Pregnancies.- Management of Obesity in Pregnancy.- Pregnancy and Weight-Loss Surgery.- Preeclampsia.- U.S. Hispanics and Preterm Births.- Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge-Eating Disorder During Pregnancy.- Diabetes and Pregnancy.- Pregnant and Behind Bars: Meeting the Nutrition Needs of Incarcerated Pregnant Women.- Depression in Pregnancy: A Role for Yoga, a Lifestyle Practice to Complement Nutrition.- Part IV: The Postpartum Period.- Nutrition Issues During Lactation.- Postpartum Depression and the Role of Nutritional Factors.- Part V: The Developing World.- Diabetes in Pregnancy: Worldwide Perspective.- Nutrition and Maternal Survival in Low and Middle Income Countries.- Domestic Violence During Pregnancy and Its Effects on Infant Birth Weight: Perspective from Nepal.