Nutrition in Pregnancy and Childbirth Food for Thought [Paperback]

Making good nutritional choices can mean women optimise the outcomes of their birthing experience and offer their babies the best possible start in life. To support this, all health professionals who work with women during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period need to have an appropriate knowledge of nutrition, healthy eating and other food related issues.

This evidence-based text provides an informative and accessible introduction to nutrition in pregnancy and childbirth. As well as allowing readers to recognise when nutritional deficiency may be creating challenges, it explores the psychosocial and cultural context of food and considers their relevance for womens eating behaviour. Finally, important emerging issues, such as eating during labour, food supplements and maternal obesity, are discussed.

An important reference for health professionals working in midwifery or public health contexts especially, this book is also the ideal companion for a course on nutrition in pregnancy and childbirth.

Foreword  Barbara Katz Rothman  Part 1: Healthy Eating and Nutrition in Childbirth  1. So Whats For Dinner?  Ruth Deery  2. Macronutrients in Preconception and Perinatal Health  Colin R. Martin, Anne Mullen and Lorna Davies  3. Examining Micronutrients in Pregnancy and Lactation  Anne Mullen, Colin R. Martin and Jade Wratten  4. Nutritional Needs for Lactation  Victoria Hall Moran  Part 2: Context and Cultural Issues  5. Nourishment: Food, Culture and Identities  Rea Daellenbach  6. Caring for Women with Eating Disorders: From Conception to Birth and Beyond  Lydia Jade Turner   7. Vegetarian and Vegan Pregnancy Emma Derbyshire  8. Food Tall#—