title: Prenatal nutrition and birth outcomes.
abstract: The complex relationship between maternal nutritional and birth outcomes emphasizes the need for consistent and thorough assessments of women's diet throughout pregnancy and individualized nutritional education to promote positive birth outcomes. The purpose of this article is to examine the influence of prenatal nutrition on birth outcomes, describe research on the effects of macro- and micronutrients on birth outcomes, and discuss strategies for monitoring diet and implementing nutrition education during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Mennonite College of Nursing, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5810, Normal, IL 61790-5810, USA. erfowle@ilstu.edu.
authors.forename: Eileen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Fowles
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education*; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States