Reviews, Notes, and Listings: Metabolism and Nutrition: Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation: An Implementation Guide

Nutrition during Pregnancy and Lactation: An Implementation Guide

Subcommittee for an Application Guide, Committee on Nutritional Status during Pregnancy and Lactation, Institute of Medicine. 133 pages. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1992. $12.95.

Straightforward, clear, and concise but adequately detailed guide for health professionals and pregnant women on what questions should be considered: what steps to take in office visits, what changes to make in diet, and what changes need to be monitored toward ensuring proper nutrition for the mother during pregnancy and postpartum. Recommendations for health professionals and patients are summarized in separate tabular lists, which facilitates drawing on the patient tables for customized handouts to patients. Should be in the hands of all physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and nutritionists caring for pregnant women or mothers with newborns.