Nutritional assessment and support during pregnancy.
This article thoroughly updates the authors' previous review of nutritional assessment and support during pregnancy. After briefly reviewing nutrient metabolism and requirements, the authors discuss the nutritional assessment of the pregnant woman and review the nutritional support principles in hyperemesis gravidarum and other conditions that can compromise the nutritional health of mother or fetus.
Hamaoui
Elie
E
Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA. ehamaoui@maimonidesmed.org
Hamaoui
Michal
M
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena