This book focuses on nutrition services beginning in the preconceptional period and extending well beyond birth. It provides the rationale for the recommended nutritional services; briefly describes the necessary elements of these services; and indicates the personnel, knowledge, skills, and specialized education or training that may be needed to deliver them. It will be useful to policymakers, hospital administrators, directors of health centers, physicians in private or group practices, and others responsible for setting such standards and for overseeing health care services for expectant and new mothers and their infants. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 Nutritional Concerns of Women in the Preconceptional, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods3 Basic and Special Nutrition Services for Women in the Preconceptional, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods4 Basic Nutrition Services for Newborn Infants5 Newborns Who Need Special Nutritional Care6 Providing for the Continuity of Nutritional Care7 Closing Remarks and RecommendationsIndex
Les mer
Focuses on nutrition services, beginning in the preconceptional period and extending well beyond birth. This book provides the rationale for the recommended nutritional services and describes the necessary elements of these services. It is useful to policymakers, hospital administrators, directors of health centers, and physicians.
Les mer
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Nutritional Concerns of Women in the Preconceptional, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods; 5 3 Basic and Special Nutrition Services for Women in the Preconceptional, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods; 6 4 Basic Nutrition Services for Newborn Infants; 7 5 Newborns Who Need Special Nutritional Care; 8 6 Providing for the Continuity of Nutritional Care; 9 7 Closing Remarks and Recommendations; 10 Index
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780309046947
Publisert
1992-02-01
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
National Academies Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Biographical note

Committee on Nutritional Status During Pregnancy and Lactation, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences