Table of contents
Part 1: Nutrient and Health Needs During Normal Pregnancy

Chapter 1 Nutrient Recommendations and Dietary Guidelines for Pregnant Women

Lorrene D. Ritchie, PhD and Janet C. King, PhD

Chapter 2 Optimal Weight Gain

Grace A. Falciglia, PhD, RD and Kristin H. Coppage, MD

Chapter 3 Physical Activity and Exercise in Pregnancy

Rose Catanzaro, MS, RD, LD and Raul Artal, MD

Chapter 4 Food, Folklore and Flavor Preference Development

Catherine A. Forestell, PhD and Julie A. Mennella, PhD

Part 2: Nutrient Needs and Factors Related to High Risk Pregnancy

Chapter 5 Obesity and Pregnancy

Sarah C. Couch, PhD, RD and Richard J. Deckelbaum, MD

Chapter 6 Pregnancy and Weight Loss Surgery

Daniel M. Herron, MD, FACS and Amy Fleishman , MS, RD, CDN

Chapter 7 Nutrition in Multifetal Pregnancy

Elliot H. Philipson, MD

Chapter 8 Adolescent Pregnancy: Where Do we Start?

Linda Bloom, CNM, ND and Arlene Escuro, MS, RD, LD, CNSD

Chapter 9 Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa During Pregnancy

Sharon M. Nickols-Richardson, PhD, RD

Chapter 10 Diabetes and Pregnancy

Alyce M. Thomas, PhD, RD

Chapter 11 Preeclampsia

Lana K. Wagner, MD, Larry Leeman, MD, MPH, and Sarah Gopman, MD

Chapter 12 HIV

Katherine Kunstel, RD, CNSD

Part 3: Special Diets, Supplements and Specific Nutrients During Pregnancy

Chapter 13 Popular Diets

Nancy Rodriguez, PhD and Michelle Price Judge, PhD, RD

Chapter 14 Dietary Supplements During Pregnancy: Need, Efficacy, and Safety

Mary Frances Picciano, PhD and Michelle Kay McGuire, PhD

Chapter 15 Vegetarian Diets

Ann Reed Mangels, PhD, RD

Chapter 16 Iron Requirements and Adverse Outcomes

John Beard, PhD

Chapter 17 Fotate: A Key to Optimal Pregnancy Outcome

Beth Thomas Falls, PhD, RD and Lynn B. Bailey, PhD

Part 4: The Postpartum Period

Chapter 18 Nutrition Issues During Lactation

Deborah L. O'Connor, PhD, Lisa A. Houghton, PhD, RD and Kelly L. Sherwood, MScRD


Chapter 19 Postpartum Depression and the Role of Nutritional Factors

Michelle Price Judge, PhD, RD and Cheryl Tatano Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN

Part 5: The Developing World

Chapter 20 Implications of the Nutrition Transition in the Nutritional Status on Pregnant Women

Jaime Rozowski,PhD and Carmen Gloria Parodi, MsC

Chapter 21 Nutrition and Maternal Survival in Developing Countries

Parul Christian, PhD

Chapter 22 Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Developing Countries

Usha Ramakrishnan, PhD and Beth Imhoff-Kunsch, MPH

Chapter 23 Micronutrient Status and Pregnancy Outcomes in HIV-infected Women

Saurabh Mehta, MD, MS Julia Finkelstein, MPH, and Wafaie Fawzi, MBBS, DrPH