title: Comprehensive effect assessment of medical nutrition guidance during pregnancy towards the health of mothers and children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluates the effects of medical nutrition guidance provided to pregnant women to reduce pregnancy complications and occurrence of low birth-weight children and macrosomia. This guideline aims to provide the basis for improving birth delivery outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled method was used. A total of 261 parturient women who enrolled in regular pregnancy testing were sampled and selected. The subjects were randomly divided into experimental group (EG, n = 124) and control group (CG, n = 132). The differences in maternal health, pregnancy outcomes, and newborn health between the two groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and gestational diabetes risks in EG were significantly lower than those in CG (p < 0.05). The cesarean section rate decreased (EG 36.29%, CG 51.50%), and the vaginal delivery rate increased (EG 63.71%, CG 51.50%). The incidence of macrosomia in EG was significantly lower than that in CG (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Medical nutrition guidance during pregnancy improves the perinatal outcomes of mothers and children.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005320:Fetal Macrosomia / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D055815:Young Adult