Overview

The goal of this book is to improve pregnancy outcomes and ensure appropriate nutritional care during the neonatal period and infancy. The first book to extensively assess nutritional guidelines from pre-pregnancy through the infant's first year of life, it describes the role of nutrition in the optimization of newborn growth and development, the reduction of health risks, and the prevention of morbidity in the neonatal period and infancy, while acknowledging that certain congenital abnormalities may be averted with proper attention to nutritional requirements and improved dietary regimens. Coverage includes the positive effects of calcium, protein, and other micronutrients on infant development.-recognizing

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Author:   Jatinder Bhatia (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA) ,  Jatinder Bhatia (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA) ,  Vadivel Ganapathy (Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA) ,  Mary Frances Picciano (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9780824754747

ISBN 10:   0824754743
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   27 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Periconceptional Nutrition and Infant Outcomes, Caulfield Nutritional Requirements During Pregnancy and Lactation, Picciano Maternal Nutrition For Normal Intrauterine Growth, Jones and Devoe Placenta as Nutritional Source, Ganapathy Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Hay Nutrition and Cognitive Development, Heird Feeding the Premature Infant, Adamkin Nutrition For the Premature Infant After Hospital Discharge, Bhatia Breastfeeding the Term Infant, Rassin and Revai Introducing Solid Foods to Infants, Baxter Growth During the First Year of Life, Vanderhoof and Berseth Prenatal and Infant Nutrition in the Pathogenesis of Type 1 Diabetes, Muir and She Nutritional Needs of Teenage Mothers, Blackwell and Devoe Ethical Issues In Neonatal Medicine, Leuthner and Carter

Reviews

""At a time when literature on the influence of intrauterine nutritional status is important to late postnatal health status, this text is very timely and recommended."" Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 3, No. 1, Sept. 2005

At a time when literature on the influence of intrauterine nutritional status is important to late postnatal health status, this text is very timely and recommended. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 3, No. 1, Sept. 2005

""At a time when literature on the influence of intrauterine nutritional status is important to late postnatal health status, this text is very timely and recommended."" Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol. 3, No. 1, Sept. 2005

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