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A
Absorption of supplements
amount needed to prevent deficiency,
292
calcium, 20, 246
iron, 246, 285-293
test doses, 2~289
therapeutic trials, 289-291
zinc, 302
Acrodermatitis enteropathica, 301
Accutane, 340
Adipose tissue, postpartum retention of, 4
see also Body fat
Adolescent mothem
birth weights of children of, 185, 193
energy intake and gestational weight
gain in, 140, 266
ethnic origin and weight gain in, 113
iron deficiency in, 279
nutrient intakes, 265, 266, 269
nutrient supplementation of, IS, 22,
238 239, 373
pregnancy outcome and weight gain in,
113-114, 185, 192, 193
rates of weight gain, 102, 109, 111-112,
118
research needs on, 21, 22, 114
skinfold thickness and fetal outcomes in,
132
weight-for-height standards for, 8~81
weight gain goals for, 10, 205
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Africa, birth weights of twins, 214
see also specific countries
Age
and adequacy of nutrient intakes, 19
and calcium supplements, 21
of menarche, 43
see also Adolescents; Maternal age
Alcohol use
definitions, 395
effects on developing fetus and child, 48,
115, 242, 394
and gestational weight gain, 115, 117
and multivitamin-mineral supplements,
20
nutrition-related effects, 1~17, 18,
395-397
prevalence of, 39~395
trends in, 48, 58
and vitamin C needs, 369
and zinc status, 304
see also Drug abuse and Fetal alcohol
syndrome
American Academy of Pediatrics, 239
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, Committee on
Nutrition, 38, 39, 238, 239, 251
American Dental Association, 311
American Dietetic Association, 38-39, 238,
251
American Institute of Nutrition, 238
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American Medical Association Council on
Drugs, 358
American Society for Clinical Nutrition,
238
Amino acids
essential, 380
importance, 381
metabolism, 352, 361, 370
nonessential, 380
plasma concentrations in pregnant
women, 108
utilization, 382
Anemia
defined, 274
energy intake and, 30
folate deficiency and, 237, 361, 363
hemoglobin concentration and criteria
for, 2~285
hemolytic, and vitamin K
supplementation of newborns, 345,
346
iron deficiency, 21, 30, 274-276, 277,
283, 284 285, 293
iron supplementation in, 292
nutritional status and, 276
pernicious, 366
with twins, 213
vitamin A-responsive, 339
vitamin E and, 341, 342, 344
WHO criteria for, 284
Ancephaly, 417
Animal studies
of body composition changes during
pregnancy, 121
of copper, 305
expansion of maternal tissues, 98
extrapolation to humans, 202
of gestational weight gain and lactation
performance, 202
of gestational weight gain and pregnancy
outcomes, 176
identification of models, 14
of manganese, 310
of neural tube defects, 414
of selenium, 308
of vitamin A, 339
of vitamin Be, 354
of vitamin D, 327
of zinc, 30~301, 304
Apgar scores, 358-359
Appetite changes during pregnancy, 264
Arm circumference measurements, 125,
193
Aspirin use, and iron deficiency, 278
Assessment of gestational weight gain,
9-11
clinical implications, 93
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final weight and rates of gain, 88
gestational duration, 65 66, 87-91
height measurement, 65
interpretation of research, 82-91
measurement techniques, 64-65
methodological issues, 6~82
part-whole correlation, 88
prepregnan~y weight estimates and, 5-6,
86 87
weight-for-height, prepregnancy, 6~67
weight gain charts, 68 82, 429 430
using weight-gain data in the clinic,
67~2
Attitudes, see Maternal attitudes
Australia, energy intake and gestational
weight gain in, 143, 148
B
Balance studies, nutrient needs
assessment, 248, 249, 302, 303
Bangladesh, miscarriage rates, 199
Basal metabolism, energy balance during
pregnancy and, 165, 166, 169, 170
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System, 391
Bioimpedance analysis, 126
Biotin, 373
Birth asphyxia, 181, 187, 190, 204, 228, 229
Birth length, 125, 181, 194, 215
Birth rates, 44-46
Birth weight
age of mother and, 43, 185-186
of Canadian infants, 52-53
and child health, 178
energy intake and, 139-147, 151-164,
170, 171, 224, 226
and ethnic origin of mother, 46, 52,
186 187
and fetal growth, 181
and food intake, 37-38, 149
and gestational duration, 181, 215-216
and gestational weight gain, 4, 8, 27, 28,
38, 57, 97, 167, 170, 183-191, 201,
217-218, 220
importance as a pregnancy outcome, 4,
28, 43, 52-56, 100, 178-182
and infant mortality, 4, 28, 51, 178-181,
215
and labor and delivery complications, 8,
27
maternal body composition and, 125, 193
maternal nutritional status and, 163-164,
385-386
maternal weight for height and, 8, 43,
151, 227
parity and, 43
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physical activity and, 167
prepregnangy height and, 43
prepregnancy weight and, 38, 43
total maternal body water and, 99
trends in, 5, 28, 38, 5~51, 52-56, 58
in twin pregnancies, 210216, 220
vitamin A status and, 339
vitamin D supplementation and,
32~327, 328
WIC participation and, 162
Blacks
birth rates, 46
birth weight trends, 5, 8, 28, 46, 54-55,
125, 186 187
calcium intakes, 265, 269, 322
gestation duration in, 113
gestational weight gain goals for, 10, 12,
187, 205
gestational weight gain in, 7, 112,
186 187
infant mortality among, 51
iron deficiency anemia in, 276
obesity among, 42
prenatal care trends among, 49
skinfold thickness and fetal outcomes in,
132
vitamin D synthesis, 325
Blood donation, and iron deficiency, 278,
280, 286
Blood loss, from menorrhagia, 278
Blood volume
and birth weight, 125
expansion of, 98, 99, 161, 219, 226, 284
and iron deficiency, 278, 284
Body composition during pregnancy
BMI and, 67
correction factors for measurement
methods, 134
estimates from from skinfold thickness,
5, 124-125, 132-134
and fetal growth, 8, 125, 193-194
and gestational weight gain, 6, 13, 128,
130
methods, 122-124, 126
modeling of, 134
potassium (total body), 123-124,
129-132, 134
twin pregnancies, 219
underwater weighing for body density,
123, 129, 134
water content (total body), 122-123,
127-129, 134
Body density, by underwater weighing,
123, 129, 134
Body fat, maternal
amount accumulated during pregnancy,
9~99, 130
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calorie requirements for storage of, 132
change during pregnancy, 130
distribution of, 124
energy balance and, 169, 170
energy supplementation and, 160
estimates from body water studies,
12~129, 132
estimates from skinfold thickness
measurement, 12~125, 133, 134, 160
excess energy stored as, 108, 137
and fetal growth, 193
food intake and, 132
and infant fatness, 125
and lactation performance, 201-202
measurements of, 41, 42, 122-123,
12~129
postpartum, 129, 133-134
research needs on, 134
weight change and, 6, 13, 12~130
Body mass index (BMI)
for adolescents, 81
and birth weight, 188 190, 19~198
calculation, 5, 10, 41, 66, 93, 431~33
cutoffs, 14, 109
defined, 5, 6, 66
and gestational weight gain, 10, 11-12,
100 102, 109, 111, 188 190, 19~198,
219
and nutritional status, 67, 93
prepregnancy, provisional weight gain
charts by, 429~31
recommended weight gain by, 10, 11-12
reference values, 80, 93
research needs on, 81
trends in, 42, 43
and twin pregnancies, 219
underestimation, 87
Body size, see Maternal body size
Bone loss, maternal, calcium and, 19,
320-321
Brachial plexus injury, 181, 187, 228
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, 34~343
C
Cadmium, 304, 393
Caffeine
effects on developing fetus, 19, 398
nutrition-related effects, 1~17, 19, 399
pharmacologic effects, 398
Calcium
absorption, 20-21, 318, 319-321, 323
for adolescents, 238, 239, 331
assessment of requirements, 248
balance, 219, 247, 319-320, 322
caffeine and, 19, 399
deficiency, 21, 322
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dietary sources, 322-323, 331
and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol levels,
319, 321, 324, 327
ethnic differences in intakes, 267, 269,
322, 331
and hypertension, 321-322, 331
intakes during pregnancy, 16, 239,
265-268, 269, 330
interaction with other nutrients, 21, 254,
288
lactose intolerance and, 19, 267-268,
322-323, 331
and leg cramps, 322, 331
and maternal bone loss, 19, 320-321
metabolism, 31~319, 322
phosphorus interaction with, 318, 319,
321
recommendations, 2~21, 322-323, 331
research needs on, 21
supplementation, 239, 321-322, 330
toxicity, 306
Canada
birth weight trends in, 52-53
energy intake, gestational weight gain,
and birth weight in, 141, 161, 164,
224
preterm delivery rates for twins, 215
Cardiomyopathies, 308 309
Carotene
supplementation during pregnancy, 19
Carotenoids, 326, 337, 340
Casemontrol studies
definition, 248
of periconceptional multivitamin use,
415-417
Centers for Disease Control
criteria for anemia, 284
nutrition surveillance fly, 91-92
Child Health and Development Study
(San Francisco Bay area), 195
Chile, energy intake, maternal weight gain,
and birth weight in, 154, 161
China, cumulative increase in maternal
weight, 103
Chloride, 16
Chromium, 31~311
Cigarette smoking
characteristics of married pregnant
women, 47
educational attainment and, 4608
effects on developing fetus and child, 5,
46~8, 51, 55, 242, 391-392
and folate status, 366
and gestational weight gain, 4, 5, 115,
118, 217-218, 220
interventions for pregnant women, 47
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and multivitamin mineral supplements,
20
nutrition-related edects, 16-17, 18,
392-394
prevalence, 4~47, 391
and vitamin C requirements, 369-370
and zinc-to-cadmium ratios, 304
Clavicular fracture, 181, 187, 228
Clinical recommendations
bases for, 15, 28-29, 33-34
calcium, 2~21, 323-324
copper, 307
counseling, 11-12
dietary assessment, 19
folate, 20
iron, 20, 293
magnesium, 330
measurement, 9-11
monitoring progress, 12-13
multivitamin mineral supplements, 20
nutrient interactions and, 17
nutrition supplementation in special
circumstances, 2~21
trends in, 37~0
vitamin D, 20, 328
weight gain, 37~0
zinc, 305
Cocaine use
effects on developing fetus and infant,
402-403
and gestational weight gain, 116
nutrition-related effects, 16-17, 403
prevalence, 402
trends in, 48, 58
Coffee, nutrition-related effects, 1~17, 399
Cognitive development, 181-182, 223, 229,
308
Cohort studies
definition, 248
of periconceptional multivitamin use,
415~17
Collaborative Perinatal Project, 27, 112,
177-178, 185, 203, 228, 275
Colombia, energy intake, maternal weight
gain, and fetal outcomes, 151, 153,
164, 194, 385
Complications of pregnancy, labor, and
delivery
birth weight and, 4, 8, 27, 37, 178, 204,
228
gestational weight gain and, 200 201, 228
magnesium status and, 329
in twin pregnancies, 213
zinc deficiency and, 301
Computerized axial tomography, 126
Conceptus, 32, 33, 98, 99, 131-132, 185,
220
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Congenital anomalies
folate status and, 361-362
gestational weight gain and, 9, 199, 204,
228
iodine deficiency and, 308
IUGR and, 182
vitamin A status and, 340
zinc deficiency and, 301
Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by
Individuals, 21, 241, 259, 267, 268,
269, 365, 371
Copper
deficiency, 21, 307
dosage range and toxicity, 306
estimated requirements during
pregnancy, 306
importance in pregnancy, 305-306
intakes (usual), 306, 312
interactions with other nutrients, 21, 254,
300, 303, 30~7, 311
recommendations for supplementation,
307
research needs on, 21
status, criteria for assessment, 307
Counseling
dietary, 17, 22, 93, 161, 224, 249, 251,
255
and energy intake, 224
importance of, 222
recommended, 11-12
weight gain goals, 11-12
D
Deafness, 308
Deficiencies, see Nutrient deficiencies
Delivery, see Complications of pregnancy,
labor and delivery
Developing countries
anemia in, 276
body fat content changes in pregnant
women, 133, 202
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weights in, 144-148, 150155,
160 161, 163-164, 225
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 165, 166
usual energy intakes in, 164
vitamin A deficiencies in, 337
see also specific countries
Diabetes, 54
Dietary goitrogens, 308
Dietary intake
adequacy, assessment of, 7, 12, 19,
249-252, 255
and birth weight, 37-38, 149
compared with RDAs, 262-263
453
computerized diet analysis programs,
25~251
data on, 249-251, 255, 25~265
and ethnic background, 267-268
and fetal growth, 55
interventions to improve, 251-252
limitations of data, 16, 259-265, 266
of magnesium, adequacy of, 329
maternal age and, 269
and maternal body fat, 132
nutrient status assessment through, 17
and nutrient supplements, 15-22
of nutrients, 263-263, 265-267; see also
. .
specific numents
previous recommendations Mom
professional organizations, 238 239
questions to identifier special problems,
251, 255
recommended assessment of, 12, 19
and skinfold thickness, 149
and socioeconomic and demographic
factors, 268
in twin pregnancies, 213, 215
and vitamin D deficiency, 325-326
and weight gain, 107-108, 148, 149
and WIC participation, 268 269
Dosages of nutrients during pregnancy, see
specific nutrients
Drug abuse
and gestational weight gain, 115
and multivitamin mineral supplements,
20
and nutrient supplementation, 18, 22,
369
and pregnancy outcomes, 48, 242
trends in, 48
see also Alcohol use; Cocaine use;
Marijuana use
E
Ectopic pregnancy, 200
Ecuador, calcium supplementation and
hypertension in, 321
Edema, 6, 38, 98, 122-123, 193-194, 200
Educational attainment
and birth weight, 54
and cigarette smoking, 46~8
and gestational weight gain, 7, 116, 118
and iron deficiency, 276, 278, 279
Endemic cretinism, 308
Energy balance
basal metabolism and, 137, 165-166, 170
and birth weight, 160
daily energy expenditure (total) and,
168 169
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and gestational weight gain, 31, 107,
14~149, 169
physical activity and, 116, 167-168
during pregnancy, 169-170
research needs on, 132
thermogenesis and, 165, 167
Energy expenditure
daily total, and energy balance during
pregnancy, 168-169
dietary intake and, 107-108
and gestational weight gain, 107-108,
117, 222
hormonal adjustments and, 108, 117
for lactation, 202
measurement of, 149, 16~169
physical activity and, 31
by trimester, 16~169
Energy intake
and anemia, 30
assessment of, 7, 14~149, 160, 225
and birth weight, 139-147, 151-163, 224,
226
and body size, 7
energy supplementation during
pregnancy and, 224-225
and fetal growth, 30
and gestational weight gain, 4, 7, 56,
108, 138 164, 170, 171, 222, 225-226
maternal attitudes and, 225
for maternal fat storage, 132
nutritional counseling and, 224
and physical exercise, 7
recommendations, 4~41, 138, 225, 252
research needs on, 14
studies of, 138-148
trends in, 149-150, 265, 269
and weight-for-height status
(prepregnancy), 14
WIC participation and, 50, 224, 268, 269
Energy requirements, 4~41, 138, 137, 170,
171
Energy supplementation
and birth length and head
circumference, 194
and birth weights, ~9, 13~162, 170, 171
in developing countries, 15~155,
16~161
and energy intake, 220225
gender-specific fetal effects, 151
and gestational weight gain, 13~164
in industrialized countries, 161-164
and nutritional status, 170
Enzootic neonatal ataxia, 305
Epidemiologic studies
of neural tube defects, 414
nutrient needs assessment, 248, 249
recommended, 13-14
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types, 248
on weight gain, 8, 13-14
Ethiopia
energy intake and gestational weight
gain in, 144
physical activity, maternal weight gain,
and birth weights, 167
vitamin A levels in fetuses, 338
Ethnicity, see Race or ethnic origin
F
Fat, see Body fat
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), 304, 394,
395, 397, 397, 401
Fetal and infant outcomes
alcohol use and, 394
birth length, 125, 181, 194, 215
caffeine and, 19, 398
cigarette smoking and, 391-392
cocaine use and, 402~03
composition of tissues gained and,
193-194
congenital anomalies, 199
gestational duration and, 19~198
head circumference, 181, 194
IUGR heterogeneity, 182
marijuana use and, 400~01
short-term distinguished from long-term,
34, 233
weight gain patterns and, 192-193
see also Birth weight; Fetal growth;
Infant mortality; Miscarriage
Fetal growth
age of mother and, 185-186
alcohol intake and, 115
birth length and head circumference, 194
cigarette smoking and, 5, 46, 55
composition of weight gain and, 8, 125,
193-194
edema and, 193-194
energy intake and, ~9, 30, 108, 137,
148, 170
gestational weight gain and, 4, 7~, 28,
86, 17~183, 204, 226, 228
height (maternal) and, 5
maternal tissue changes and, 121, 125
maternal weight for height and, 8, 82,
183-184, 204
nutritional status and, 38, 306
optimal, 190
pattern of weight gain and, 192-193
physical activity and, 167
prenatal care and, 5
prepregnancy weight and, 5, 28
protein intake and, 381
racial/ethnic differences in, 18~187
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rate of, 98
WIC participation and, 5
see also Birth weight; Intrauterine
growth retardation
Fetal macrosomia, 11
Fetal mortality
fetal growth and, 178
gestational weight gain and, 177-178
in twin pregnancies, 215
see also Miscarriage
Fetal weight
in total weight gain, 8~89, 98
vitamin A status and, 339
Finland
birth weights of twins, 214, 216
vitamin D deficiencies in, 325
Five Nation Study, 107, 170
Fluid retention, 6, 38, 98, 161
Fluoride, 311-312
Folate
clinical recommendations, 20, 239,
366 367
and course and outcome of pregnancy,
361-362
data collection on status of, 21
deficiency, 18, 21, 361, 363, 364, 367
dosage range and toxicity, 366
estimated requirements for pregnancy,
238, 362-363
food sources, 20, 36~365, 418
importance, 361
inadequacy, prevalence, 365-366
intakes, 16, 265-268, 364 365
interactions with zinc, 304-305
and neural tube defects, 41~416
RDAs, 239, 240
research recommendations on, 21
status, criteria for assessment, 363-364
supplementation, need for, 18, 237, 239,
373
Follicular keratosis, 339
Food cravings and aversions, 21, 26~265
Food supplementation programs
importance of, 251
and pregnancy outcomes, 51
trends in use of, 49
see also WIC participation
France
energy intake and gestational weight
gain in, 141
maternal weight gain and birth weight
in, 192, 216
vitamin D supplementation studies, 326,
328
455
G
The Gambia
body fat in first trimester, 133
energy cost of pregnancy, 169, 170
energy efficiency of weight-bearing
activities, 168
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
fetal outcomes in, 144, 154, 164}161,
163, 164, 194, 225
folate deficiency in, 362
lactation performance relative to fat
deposition, 202
physical activity patterns of pregnant
women, 167
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 165, 166
skinfold thickness in pregnant women,
132-133
time-motion studies, 169
Gestational diabetes, 358
Gestational duration
assessment of, 10, 65-66, 87-91, 93, 195,
227
and birth weight, 181, 215-216
energy supplementation and, 164
ethnic origin and, 113
and favorable pregnant outcome, 4
and fetal weight, 88 89
final maternal weight, 88
and infant mortality, 181
and iron absorption, 286-288
from last menstrual period, 65-66, 92,
93, 195, 196, 215
maternal characteristics associated with,
7
maternal weight gain and, 9, 12, 34, 86,
91, 93, 19~198, 204, 216, 227-229
from neonatal examination, 195
physical activity/work and, 116-117
research needs on, 204
in twin pregnancies, 213, 215-216
see also Preterm delivery
Glucose intolerance, 310
Guatemala, energy intake, maternal weight
gain, and birth weight, 15(}152, 164,
385
H
Head circumference, gestational weight
gain and, 193, 194
Height, maternal
and birth weight, 164
and gestational weight gain, 4, 5, 112,
164
measurement, 10, 65, 93
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posture changes during pregnancy, 65
recalled, 87
research needs on, 112
trends in, 42, 57
see also Weight for height, prepregnancy
Hemoglobin
concentration, and criteria for anemia,
284-285
impaired production, 274, 283-284
normal values during pregnancy, 275
High birth weight, 52, 55-56, 58, 178, 180,
187, 192, 201, 204, 227-230
High-risk groups, research
recommendations, 22
Hispanic Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (HHANES),
278, 279
Hispanics
birth weight trends among, 46, 5~55
weight gain and obesity, 4
see also Race and ethnic origin
Hormonal levels, in twin pregnancies, 219
Human chorionic somatomammotropin,
108
Human placental calcium-binding protein,
324
Human placental lactogen, 108
Hydrocephalus, 340
Hypercalcemia, 327
Hyperemesis gravidarum, 192, 352
Hyperparathyroidism, 319
Hypertension
and birth weight, 53
calcium supplementation and, 321-322,
331
gestational weight gain and, 9, 200, 201,
204
maternal mortality from, 200
in twin pregnancies, 213, 215
zinc deficiency and, 301-303
Hypocalcemia, 181, 229, 325
Hypocalciuria, 321
Hypoglycemia, 181, 229, 326
Hypoparathyroidism, 327
Hypothyroidism, 308
I
India
cumulative increase in maternal weight,
102, 104
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight, 152, 153
malnutrition and calcium balance in, 321
vitamin D supplementation studies, 328
Indonesia
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energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight, 154
energy supplementation and lactation
performance, 202
weight gain rates of pregnant women,
102, 104, 105
Industrialized countries
body fat content changes in pregnant
women, 133, 202
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight in, 138-143, 149-150,
15~159, 163
energy supplementation of pregnant
women in, 161-164
folate deficiency in, 18
iron deficiency in, 272-273, 278
maternal mortality in, 199
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 165
see also specific countries
Infant mortality
anemia and, 274, 275
birth weight and, 4, 28, 51, 178, 180,
181, 215, 218
fetal deaths, 178, 180, 181
gestational age and, 181, 229
gestational weight gain and, 8, 97,
177-179, 204, 228, 229
high-protein supplements and, 163
IUGR and, 182, 204, 229
preterm births and, 28
by race, 180
in twin pregnancies, 212, 215, 218, 220
trends in, 50, 51, 58
Insulin resistance, 108
Interactions among nutrients
calcium, 254, 288
copper, 254, 300, 303, 307, 311
folate, 366
iron, 254, 288, 290, 300, 303, 304, 310,
330
magnesium, 254, 288, 330
manganese, 310
molybdenum, 311
protein, 254
phosphorus, 254
potential for, 16, 242, 255, 373
research needs on, 21
vitamin Be, 254
zinc, 254, 290, 300, 303, 304 305, 307
Intrauterine devices, 280
Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
birth length and head circumference,
194, 229
and child health problems, 181, 182, 229
energy supplementation and, ~9
factom contributing to decrease in, 55
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folate status and, 361-362
gestational weight gain and, 11, 183, 192,
204, 226, 229-230
heterogeneity of, 182
incorrect diagnosis of, 87, 196, 227
and infant mortality, 182, 204, 229
magnesium supplementation and, 329
and neurocognitive performance,
181-182, 229
and prepregnancy weight for height,
183-184
in twin pregnancies, 216
vitamin A status and, 339
zinc deficiency and, 301-303
see also Fetal growth
Iodine, 307-30S, 312
Iron deficiency
anemia, 27~276, 277, 283, 284 285, 293
aspirin use and, 280
blood donation and, 278, 280, 286
cesarean delivery and, 283
characteristics, 274, 283-285
contraceptive use and, 280
defined, 274
laboratory characteristics of impaired
hemoglobin production, 283-284
and maternal and fetal health, 18
maternal, edects on newborns, 274-276
menorrhagia and, 278, 280, 282
physiologic changes in hemoglobin
concentration, 28028S
prevalence, 267, 272-273, 277-278
prevention without supplements, 22
risk factors, 272, 276, 27~279, 280
tests for, 17, 248
Iron nutrition during pregnancy
absorption of nonheme and heme iron
from food, 281-282
bioavailability, 281
caffeine and, 19
data collection on status of, 21
essential and storage iron, 279-280
gestation stage and, 286-288
importance, 18, 272-276
intakes by pregnant women, 16, 265,
266, 268, 269
intestinal regulation, 282
loss of iron, 280
metabolism, 279-282, 303
regulation of body iron, 281
requirements for pregnancy, 282 283,
289
research recommendations on, 21
Iron supplementation
absorption of supplements, 20, 285-293
of adolescents, 238
457
amount to prevent iron deficiency, 292,
293
and blood volume expansion, 98
compliance, 293
conclusions on needs of pregnant
women, 17-18, 312
duration and dose, 292
interaction with other nutrients, 21, 254,
290, 300, 303, 304 305, 310, 330
research recommendations, 22
recommendations, 20, 237, 238, 284-285,
293
side effects, 254, 289, 290, 293
test dose, absorption from, 285, 286 289
therapeutic trials, 278, 286, 289-291
vitamin C with, 20, 281, 289, 368
Isotretinoin, 340
Israel, vitamin D deficiencies in, 325
J
Jamaica, energy intakes and gestational
weight gain, 145
Japan, cumulative increase in maternal
weight, 102, 104
K
Keshan disease, 308
L
Labor and delivery, see Complications of
pregnancy, labor, and delivery
Laboratory assays
effects of stage of gestation on, 16
of copper status, 307
of folate, 414
of iron status, 17, 274, 277, 283-284
nutrient status assessment with, 17, 242,
255, 299, 331
of protein deficiency, 384
of selenium status, 309-310
of trace element status, 299, 312
for water-soluble vitamins, 35~357, 373
of zinc status, 30~304
Lactation performance, gestational weight
gain and, 201-202, 204, 228
Lactose intolerance
and calcium intake, 19, 267-268,
322-323, 331
and need for supplements, 18, 19
Last menstrual period (LMP)
accuracy of recall, 65 66
and misdiagnosis of IUGR, 87
Lean body mass
estimation of, 122-123, 125, 131-132
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and fetal growth, 125, 193
losses during pregnancy, 129, 131
metabolic rates and, 165
water content of, 107, 117, 12~123
Leg cramps, 322, 331, 372
Low birth weight
anemia and, 274, 275
and child health, 179-181
cigarette smoking and, 47
defined, 52, 180
energy intake and, 151, 160, 161, 164
folate status and, 362
gestation length and, 215-216
and infant mortality, 179, 181, 215
maternal age and, 53
maternal characteristics associated with,
54
by maternal weight gain and
prepregnancy BMI, 188-190,
19~198, 218
parity and, 53
pattern of maternal weight gain and, 192
race/ethnic origin and, 54-55
small-for-gestational age (S GA), 181; see
also Intrauterine growth retardation
in twin pregnancies, 212-213, 215-216,
218
trends, 5, 52-54, 58
vitamin Be and, 356
vitamin D status and, 326-327
zinc deficiency and, 301
M
Macrocytosis, 309
Magnesium
deficiency, 21
dosage, 330
intake adequacy, 16, 265, 26~269, 329
interaction with other nutrients, 254,
288, 330
metabolism, 328-329
recommendations, 330, 331
research needs on, 21, 330
Manganese, 310
Marijuana use
effects on developing fetus and child,
400001
and gestational weight gain, 116
nutrition-related effects of, 1017, 401
pharmacologic effects, 400
prevalence of, 399000
trends in, 48
Marital status
and birth weight, 54
and gestational weight gain, 7, 116, 118
Maternal age
INDEX
birth rates by, 11 45
and birth weight, 53
and gestational weight gain, 4, 7, 8, 13,
113-115
and nutrient intake during pregnancy,
269
and parity, 4, 43 45, 113-115
and pregnancy outcome, 13, 43
and skinfold thickness measurement, 125
see also Adolescents
Maternal attitudes
and energy intake, 225
and gestational weight gain, 31, 222, 223
Maternal body size
age of menarche and, 43
energy intake and, 7
and pregnancy outcomes, 43, 51
trends in maternal nutritional status and,
41~3
Maternal mortality, gestational weight gain
and, 9, 37, 199-200, 204, 228
Maternal outcomes
complications of pregnancy, labor, and
delivery, 200 201
gestational weight gain and, 199-204, 223
lactation performance, 201-202
maternal mortality, 199-200
postpartum obesity, 20~204, 223
short-term distinguished from long-term,
34
Maternal physiology
adaptations during twin pregnancies, 219
effects on laboratory and functional
tests, 16
homeostatic responses to nutrient
demands, 246-247
Maternal tissues
changes in, and fetal growth, 121
energy intake and accretion of, 148, 161,
170
weight gain attributed to expansion of,
98, 99
Measurement
of basal metabolism, 165
of BMI (prepregnancy), 10
of body composition, 122-124
charts, 1~11
control of errors in, 64
equipment calibration, 64, 65, 93
errors in, 68, 160
frame size indicators, 64
functional, of nutritional status, 246-247
gestational duration, 10, 65-66, 87-91, 93
height (prepregnancy), 10, 65, 93
incremental weight gain, 84
net maternal weight gain, 83~4
nutrient turnover, 248-249
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of prepregnangy weight, 5-6, 10, 6~65.
123
recommended procedures, 9-11
research needs on, 14
resting metabolic rate, 165
serial weight, 5
staff training in, 93
static, of nutritional status, 24~247
total body potassium, 123-124
total body water, 122-123, 124
total weight gain, 83
underwater weighing, 123, 124
weight for height, 3, 5, 9, 65, 6~67, 93
weight gain as percentage of body
weight, 84
weight gain as percentage of
recommended gain, 85
units of, for vitamin A, 338
see also Body mass index; Skinfold
thickness
Meconium aspiration, 181, 190, 228
Menarche, age of, 43
Menorrhagia, 278, 280
Mental retardation, 308, 327
Metabolism
calcium, 318-319
magnesium, 328-329
vitamin D, 323-324
see also Basal metabolism
Methodologic issues
in assessment of gestational weight gain,
63~2, 182-183, 187, 196
in assessment of vitamin E requirements,
343-344
in associations between fetal growth and
gestational weight gain, 183, 196, 204
causal paths, 29-32
confounding variables, 30
consequences, 29-33
cost-benefit analysis of interventions, 230
criteria for formulating
recommendations, 17
cross-study comparisons, 109-110
data collection in clinical settings, 63~2
data limitations, 16-17, 259-265
decision analysis of outcomes, 230
definition of IUGR, 182, 196
determinants, 29-33
determining value of nutrient
supplements, 16-17
dietary intake data collection, 250,
259-265
effect modifiers, 30-33, 177
in energy supplementation studies,
160 164, 225
generalizability of studies, 187
459
gestational age measurement, 182, 183,
227
gestational weight gain related to fetal
growth, 182-183
mediating variables, 30
in nutrient intake assessment, 259,
264-265
recalled weights and heights, 8~87
reverse causality, 34, 226, 227
in total body water studies, 12~129
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
weight-for-height standards
basis for, 81
BMI compared with, 81-82
classification criteria, 81~2
cutoff points, 6, 81~2
height assessment with, 65
medium frame, 187, 190
NHANES values compared with, 80, 81
obesity prevalence based on, 42
prepregnancy weight-for-height
assessment from, 6~67, 109, 178
Methylxanthines
pharmacologic effects, 398
see also Caffeine
Mexico, energy intake and gestational
weight gain in, 146, 148
Microcephaly, 340, 343
Minerals, see specific minerals
Miscarriage
folate status and, 361-362
gestational weight gain and, 9, 199, 204,
228
nutrient deficiency and, 308
vitamin A status and, 340
Molybdenum, 311
Monitoring progress, recommendations
for, 12-13
Morning sickness, 21, 264, 293, 358
Mortality, see Fetal mortality; Infant
mortality; Maternal mortality
Multivitamin mineral supplements
clinical recommendations, 20, 312, 252
and interactions of nutrients, 2~289,
290, 304
label information, 239, 309
recommendations of expert groups, 237
usage patterns, 239, 241
Myxedematous cretinism, 308
N
National Center for Health Statistics,
8~81, 177
National Commission for the Prevention
of Infant Mortality, 1, 178
National Fetal Mortality Survey, 177, 228
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National Health and Nutrition
Examination Surveys (NHANES),
21, 42, 80, 81, 89, 240, 259, 269, 277,
279, 280, 365, 366, 368
National Health Examination Survey, 42
National Household Survey on Drug
Abuse, 402
National Institute of Neurologic and
Communicative Disorders and
Stroke, 275
National Maternal and Infant Health
Survey, 57
National Natality Surveys, 3, 4, 8, a, 67,
82, 99-100, 111-113, 115, 116, 177,
186 187, 196, 218, 139, 391
Nationwide Food Consumption Surveys,
259
Nausea, 264
Neonatal intensive care, 51
Neonatal mortality, 28, 51, 163, 178, 180,
181
Netherlands
birth weights of twins, 214
body fat in first trimester, 133
energy balance during pregnancy,
168-170
energy intake and fetal growth, 149, 194
energy intake and gestational weight
gain, 13S, 143, 226
energy intake and toxemia, 200
miscarriage rates, 199
pattern of weight gain and fetal growth,
192
postpartum obesity, 203
resting metabolic rate, 166
Neural tube defects
animal model studies, 414
case-control and cohort studies, 415~17
causes, 362, 413
epidemiologic observations, 248, 414
evidence of effects of nutrients, 19,
413-415
laboratory assays, 414
limitations of evidence, 417
occurrence, 412-413
New Guinea, physical activity patterns of
pregnant women, 167
Newborn maturity indicators, 87
Niacin
assessment methodology, 370-371
dosage range and toxicity, 371
estimated requirements, 370
importance, 370
intakes by pregnant women, 265, 266,
269, 371
Nonnutrient substances, zinc interactions
with, 304-305
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Nutrient deficiencies
clinical indicators of, 251
defined, 258
and homeostatic responses, 245-246,
309, 310
in Hindu vegetarian women in London,
301, 303
laboratory indices of, 242
prevalence of, 246
risk categorization, 253
see also specific nutrients
Nutrient intakes during pregnancy,
265-270; see also Dietary intake
Nutrient needs
assessment of, 17, 247-249
defined, 247
factors influencing, 25~253
homeostatic responses, 2454246
nutritional status assessment, 246-247
postpartum, 202
Nutrient supplements/supplementation
basis for recommendations, 15
conclusions on, 17-19
dietary intake and, 1~22
dosage, 303
factom influencing need for, 242,
252-253
interactions of nutrients, 16, 17, 242,
253-254, 300305
patient compliance with
recommendations, 242
previous recommendations from
professional organizations, 238 239
usage patterns, 239-241
and toxicity, 254, 303
see also Multivitamin-mineral
supplements; Preconceptional
vitamin supplementation; and specific
nutrients
Nutrient turnover, 248 249
Nutritional assessment, 3, 16, 246-247,
303-304
copper, 307
through dietary intake data, 17
folate, 36~364
recommended, 21
thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin, 370
vitamin Be, 35~355
vitamin C, 368
zinc, 303-304
Nutritional status
and anemia, 276
and birth length and head
circumference, 194
and birth weight, 163-164
clinical practice trends, 41-49
energy supplementation and, 170
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and fetal growth, 38, 194
measures of, 41, 67
and miscarriage, 199
and perinatal mortality, 177
prepregnan~y, defined, 3
and toxemia, 200
and weight-for-height, 3, 109
and weight gain, 2-14, 38
Nutritional surveillance
of pregnant women, 14
uses of gestational weight gain in, 91-92
o
Obesity/obese women
basal metabolic rate, 165
and birth weight, 56, 185, 216, 218, 229,
230
BMI, 5, 6
dietary assessment and nutritional
counseling, 12
energy expenditure during physical
activity, 168
energy requirements, 171, 252
and gestational weight gain, 6, 8, 12, 68,
184 185, 230
health consequences of, 229
misclassification of, 67
postpartum, gestational weight gain and,
13, 20~204, 223, 22~229
prevalence of, 42
twin pregnancies, 216, 218
and weight gain in Hispanic women, 4
Oral contraceptives, 280, 36~361, 366
Osteomalacia, 325, 326
Osteoporosis, 19
Overweight women
BMI, 5, 6
cutoff point, 67
and gestational weight gain, 6, 8, 12, 28,
111, 118
perinatal mortality among, 178
prevalence of, 43
weight gain charts for, 73, 80
Outcomes, see Fetal and Infant outcomes;
Maternal outcomes; Pregnancy
outcomes
p
Pantothenic acid, 372-373
Parathyroid hormone, 319, 321, 323, 328
Parity
birth rates by, 45
and birth weight, 43, 53
folate status and, 366
461
and gestational weight gain, 4, 38, 96-97,
101, 104, 113-115
and iron deficiency, 278, 279, 28~287
maternal age and, 4, 43-45, 113-115
and postpartum body weight, 9, 203-204
and total body water, 124
Preconceptional supplements
case-control and cohort studies, 415-417
and neural tube defects, 19, 412-418
limitations of evidence, 417
research recommendations, 22
Perinatal mortality, 177, 204, 215, 218,
228, 274, 275
Peruvian mothers
birth weights of, 185
composition of weight gain and fetal
growth, 193
Phenotypic isotretinoin syndrome, 340
Philippines
body fat in first trimester, 133
energy balance during pregnancy, 146,
148, 169, 170
physical activity patterns of pregnant
women, 167
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 166
Phosphorus, 16, 239, 254, 318, 319
Physical activity/work
energy balance during pregnancy and, 7,
31, 167-168, 169
energy costs of, 167-168
and fetal growth, 167
and gestational weight gain, 11~117, 118
and miscarriage, 199
patterns of pregnant women, 167
and skinfold thickness measurement, 125
Physiology, see Maternal physiology
Pica, 237, 264
Placenta
amino acid transport, 382
calcium transfer, 319, 320, 324
growth, 98, 108, 170, 218
transfer of nutrients, 247
vitamin A transfer, 337-338
vitamin Be transport, 35~354
vitamin D transport, 324
zinc transport, 304
Polycythemia, 181, 229
Postneonatal mortality, 178, 180
Postpartum body weight
gestational weight gain and, 11, 13,
202~204, 228
parity and, 9
research needs on, 228
retention of adipose tissue, 129
Potassium, 16
Potassium, total body
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eoneeptus contribution to, 131
measurement of, 12~124
results from studies, 12~132
and weight gain, 131
Preeelampsia, 9, 97, 200, 204, 213, 275,
321-322, 329, 358
Pregnancy depression, 358
Pregnant Nutrition Surveillance System,
92
Pregnancy outcomes
age of menarehe and, 43
alcohol and drug use and, 48
birth weight, 4, 28, 43, 52-56, 100,
17~182
ethnic origin of mothers and, 13, 46
favorable, defined, 4, 218, 220
folate status and, 361-362
gestational weight gain and, 4, 7~, 28,
92, 97, 177-199
infant mortality, 51
maternal age and parity and, 13, 43 45,
113-114
maternal body size and, 41~3
nausea and vomiting and, 264
prenatal care and, 49
prepregnancy weight and, 40
reverse causality problem, 34, 226
smoking habits and, 46 48
total body water and, 193, 226
trends in, 5~56
vitamin Be status and, 355-359
see also Complications of pregnancy,
labor, and delivery; Fetal and infant
outcomes; Maternal outcomes
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System, 92
Prenatal care
factor affecting use of, 49
and fetal growth, 5, 55
and gestational weight gain, 5
height and weight measurements, 93, 110
importance of, 12
and maternal mortality rates, 200
nutritional surveillance during, 14, 264
and pregnancy outcomes, 49
trends in use of, 49-51, 57, 58, 264
Preterm delivery
anemia and, 274, 275
birth weight and, 55
and child health, 181, 229
copper status and, 305-306
energy intake and, 151, 163
folate status and, 361-362
gestational weight gain and, 9, 13, 91,
19~198, 216, 227-229
high-protein supplements and, 163
and infant mortality, 28, 178, 229
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magnesium status and, 329
misclassification of, 227
physical aetivityhvork and, 116-117
of twins, 215-216
and vitamin E supplementation, 341,
342, 344, 346
vitamin A status and, 339
zinc status and, 301, 302
Prolaetin, 323
Prostaglandin metabolism, 301
Protein
assessment of requirements, 248
deficiency, criteria for, 384
dietary sources of, 19
energy value, 380
estimated requirements, 238, 382-384
importance, 381
intakes by pregnant women, 265, 266,
268, 269, 384
interaction with other nutrients, 254
retention, 99
in supplemental food programs, 50
vitamin Be and, 355
Protein supplements/supplementation
Atole, 150
and birth weight, 51, 163, 164
and gestational weight gain, 151
And neonatal deaths, 163
recommendations, 18-19, 386
sources of, 16
studies, 385-386
Proteinuria, 200
Pulmonary embolism, 200
Pyruvate carboxylase, 310
R
Race or ethnic origin
birth rates by, '11 46, 52
and birth weights, 5, 52-54, 18~187
and fetal growth, 18~187
and gestational weight gain, 4, 7, 13,
112-113, 118, 186-187
and infant mortality, 180
and iron deficiency, 278, 279
and nutrient intake during pregnancy,
19, 21, 265-266, 267-269
and pregnancy outcome, 13, 46
and skinfold thickness measurement, 125
and vitamin D deficiency, 325-326, 331
see also Blacks; Hispanics
Recommendations
criteria for formulating, 17
see also Clinical recommendations;
Research recommendations
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Recommended Dietary Allowances
(RDAs), 16, 40, 239, 240, 248, 252,
262-263, 265, 299, 308, 318, 338,
353, 384
Reference standards
BMI, 80, 93
for gestational weight gain, 80 81, 86,
89-91
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 6,
42, 65-67, 81~2, 109, 178, 187, 190
variation with stage of gestation, 16
weight-for-height, 6, 65, 66, 73, 80~2
Reproduction, human
copper and, 305
iodine and, 308
vitamin E and, 341
zinc and, 301-302
Research recommendations
applied research, 14
basic research, 14
body composition, 134
epidemiologic studies, 13-14
gestational weight gain chart
construction, 425028
iron supplementation, 22
nutritional assessment, 21
periconceptional supplements, 22
supplementation for high-risk groups, 22
survey needs, 21
weight gain and gestational duration, 204
Respiratory distress syndrome, 181
Retrolental fibroplasia, 181, 343
Riboflavin
assessment methodology, 370-371
dosage range and toxicity, 371
estimated requirements, 370
excretion, 246
importance, 370
intakes lay pregnant women, 265, 266,
269, 371
Rickets, vitamin D-resistant, 327
S
Scales, platform beam balance and
electronic, 64
Scotland, studies of pregnant women
body fat in first trimester, 133
cumulative increase in maternal weight,
102, 104, 107
energy balance during pregnancy, 169,
170
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight in, 138, 139, 142, 158
energy supplementation, 161-162
resting metabolic rate, 166
skinfold thickness, 124
463
total body water by period of gestation,
126
Seasonal differences
in effects of energy supplementation on
birth weight, 160, 164
in energy expenditure, 169
in lactation performance, 202
in magnesium levels, 329
in vitamin D status, 20, 32~326, 331
Selenium, 254, 308 310, 342
Senegal, maternal weight gain composition
and birth weight, 193
Sensory neuropathy, 359
Sepsis, 181
Shoulder dystocia, 178, 187, 204, 228
Skeletal myopathies, 309
Skinfold thickness in pregnant women
and birth weight, 164
dietary intake and, 149
direct comparisons of measurements,
125-126
Durnin-Womersley equations, 133
and gestational weight gain, 164
measurement of, 12~124
arm circumference measurements, 125
reproducibility and reliability of
measurements, 5, 63
research needs on, 134, 134
results of studies, 129, 13~134
trends in, 42
and water retention, 124, 13~134
WIC participation and, 162
Socioeconomic status
and birth weight, 53, 164
and gestational weight gain, 4, 7, 56,
104 105, 109, 116, 164
and iron deficiency, 276, 27~279
and nutrient intake during pregnancy,
268
Sodium, 16
Spastic dysplegia, 308
Special Supplemental Food Program for
Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC)
creation of, 1
package content, 50
and vitamin A intake, 341
weight gain charts, 6~72
see also WIC participation
Spina Linda, see Neural tube defects
Spontaneous abortion, see Miscarriage
Stadiometer, 65, 93
Sulfite oxidase, 311
Superoxide dismutase, 307, 310
Supplements, see multivitamin-mineral
supplements, periconceptional
supplements, and specific nutrients
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Surgeon General's-Advisory Committee on
Smoking and Health, 33
Surveys, recommended, 21
Sweden
birth weights of twins, 214
composition of weight gain and fetal
growth, 193
energy intakes and gestational weight
gain in, 143
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 165, 166
skinfold thickness in pregnant women,
124, 133
total body water by period of gestation,
126
vitamin A levels in fetuses, 338
Switzerland, magnesium supplementation
studies, 329
Symphysis-uterine fundal height, 87
T
Taiwan
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight, 151, 153, 160, 163, 385
skinfold thickness in pregnant women,
124, 132
Task Force on Adolescent Pregnancy, 238
Teratogenicity
of cadmium, 304
of copper, 305
of folate, 361
of multivitamin-mineral supplements,
241, 242
of vitamin A, 19, 340
of zinc, 300-301
Tetany, 326
Thailand
body fat in first trimester, 133
energy balance during pregnancy,
16~170
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight in, 146, 148, 153
physical activity patterns of pregnant
women, 167
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 166
Thermogenesis, energy balance during
pregnancy and, 165, 167
Thiamin
assessment methodology, 370-371
dosage range and toxicity, 371
estimated requirements, 370
importance, 370
intakes (usual), 371
intakes by pregnant women, 265, 266,
269
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Thyroid hormones, 307
Thyrotoxicosis, 308
Tooth enamel hypoplasia, 326
Total body electrical conductivity, 126
Total Diet Study, 308
Toxemia, 27, 38, 200, 358, 361; see also
Preeclampsia
Toxicity of nutrients, 254
copper, 306
folate, 366
selenium, 309
vitamin A, 340
vitamin Be, 359-360
vitamin C, 368 369
zinc, 303
Mace elements
detection of deficiencies, 299
essentiality of, 299
interaction between, 21, 254, 300
supplementation needs, 312
toxicity, 299-300
see also specific elements
Twin pregnancies
birth weight, 21~216, 220
body composition of mother, 219
cigarette smoking and, 217, 220
diagnosis of, 213
fetal and infant mortality, 212, 215, 220
gestation length and low birth weight,
215-216
gestational weight gain in, 9, 13,
212-220, 226
and multivitamin mineral supplements,
20
nutritional assessment, 21
iron deficiencies in, 276
and nutrient supplementation, 18
physical characteristics of mother,
216-218
physiologic adaptations in mother, 219,
220
prevalence, 212
recommended maternal weight gain, 10,
11-12, 220
zygosity and outcomes, 213, 214, 216,
217
U
Ultrasound, gestational duration estimated
with, 66, 87, 93, 195
Underweight women
BMI, 5, 12
gestational weight gain in, 110
recommended weight gain, 12, 40
perinatal mortality, 178
weight gain charts for, 73, 80, 429-430
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United Kingdom
birth weights of twins, 214, 215
cumulative increase in maternal weight,
102, 103
effects of maternal anemia on newborns,
274
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight in, 141, 159, 164, 385
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 166
total body water by period of gestation,
126
vitamin-mineral deficiencies in, 18, 301,
325, 326-327
United States
cumulative increase in maternal weight,
103
energy intake, maternal weight gain, and
birth weight in, 139-141, 156-159,
164
energy supplementation by pregnant
women in, 162-163
folate deficiency in, 18
resting metabolic rate in pregnant
women, 165, 166
total body water by period of gestation,
126
U.S. Recommended Daily Allowances,
239, 240, 289
V
Vegetarianism
and need for supplements, 18, 20, 21,
328, 372, 373
and nutrient deficiencies, 237, 301, 303,
312, 326
and zinc intakes, 303
Very low birth weight, 52, 54, 58, 18~181,
213
Visual impairment
vitamin A deficiency and, 337, 339
vitamin E deficiency and, 343
Vitamin A
assessment of requirements, 248, 250,
338-339
carotenoids, 336-337
deficiency, 337-341
food sources of, 336-337
importance of, 336, 337
intake (usual), 341
intakes lay pregnant women, 266, 269
metabolism during pregnancy, 337-338
recommended intakes, 339-340
retinoids, 336-337
supplementation recommendations, 341,
346
465
teratogenicity and toxicity, 19, 254, 340,
346
units of measurements, 338
Vitamin Be
compounds, 351-352
and course and outcome of pregnancy,
355-359
deficiency, 21, 354
dependency, 359-360
estimated requirements, 352-354
importance, 352
intakes by pregnant women, 16, 265,
266, 268, 269
intakes (usual), 267, 355
interaction with other nutrients, 254
and nausea during pregnancy, 264, 352,
356, 360
research recommendations on, 21
status, criteria for assessment, 35~355
supplementation recommendations,
36~361, 373
toxicity, 254, 359-360
Vitamin B12, 265, 266, 269, 364, 371-373
Vitamin C
assessment of requirements, 248, 250,
368
deficiency, 369
dependency, 369
dose range and toxicity, 368 369
estimated requirements, 367-368
importance of, 342, 367-368
intakes by pregnant women, 265, 266,
269
and iron absorption, 20, 281, 289, 368
supplementation, 373
toxicity, 254
Vitamin D
age and adequacy of intake, 19
and calcium metabolism, 318, 319, 321,
324, 327
deficiency, 267, 32~325, 330
dietary sources of, 323
indicators of nutritional status, 323
intakes by pregnant women, 16, 265, 266
lactose intolerance and, 19
magnesium interaction with, 328, 329
metabolism, 323-324, 328
requirements, 324, 331
research recommendations on, 21
supplementation, clinical
recommendations, 20, 327-328, 331
supplementation, evidence for, 326-327
and toxicity, 254
Vitamin E
absorption of, 342
classes of compounds, 341-342
deficiency, 308, 341-343
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food sources of, 343-344
importance, 342-343
intakes, 16, 265, 266, 268, 343-344
recommended intakes, 343-344
special considerations, 344
supplementation recommendation, 344,
346
toxicity, 344
Vitamin K
deficiency, 345
food sources of, 345
importance, 34~345
intake (usual), 346
recommended intakes, 345
supplementation recommendations, 346
Vitamin supplementation
see Periconceptional vitamin
supplementation and specific vitamins
W
Water retention, 6
component of gestational weight gain, 99
postpartum, 129
skinfold thickness and, 124, 133-134
Water, total body
and birth weight, 125
calculation, 12~123
and fetal growth, 193, 226
by gestation period, 124
interpretive problems, 127
isotonically labeled water versus
deuterium oxide, 12~129
results of studies, 127-129
total body fat calculated from, 132
Water-soluble vitamins
biochemical indices of nutritional status,
356-357, 373
RDAs, 353
supplementation recommendations, 373
see also specific vitamins
Weight, prepregnancy
and birth weight, 55-56, 164
and gestational weight gain
determination, 86, 93, 164
recalled, 86 87, 93, 100, 109
measurement, 5-6, 10, 6~65, 123
and pattern of weight gain, 111-112
postpartum, 4, 9
and pregnancy outcome, 40
Weight for height, prepregnancy
for adolescents, 80~81
assessment, 65, 6~67, 93, 187; see also
Body mass index
and birth weight, 38, 151, 164, 184, 218,
227
cutoff points, 5-6, 67
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energy intake and, 14
and fetal growth, 8, 28, 82, 183-184, 204
and gestational weight gain, 4, 6-9,
11-12, 28, 89-90, 101, 100112, 164,
183, 205
normal BMI, 67
and nutritional status, 3, 109
and perinatal mortality, 178
reference standards, 6, 65, 66, 73, 80 82;
see also Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company weight-for-height standards
research needs on, 111
and toxemia, 200
trends in, 43
in weight gain charts, 69, 71
Weight gain (gestational)
age and, 4, 109, 113-115, 118, 186
attitudes and, 31
and birth weight, 4, 8, 27, 28, 38, 57, 99,
170, 183-191, 196-198, 201, 217-218,
220, 230
and body composition, 6, 13, 128-130
by body mass index, 10, 11-12, 100-102,
109, 111
cigarette smoking and, 4, 5, 115,
217-218, 220
clinical recommendations, 9-13, 3700
consequences of, 7-9, 29-33
counseling on, 11-12
clinical data on, 63, 67~2
composition of, 98, 99, 121
as determinant of pregnancy outcomes,
6-7, 29-33, 222
documentation of, 38; see also Weight
gain charts
effect modifiers, 29-33, 177, 183, 185,
186, 222
energy balance and, 31, 169
energy intake and, 4, 7, 56, 107-108,
13~163, 170, 171, 225-226
energy utilization and, 107-108
estimates of, 86
ethnic origin and, 4, 7, 13, 112-113, 118,
186 187
excessive, defined, 39
expressions of, 83 86
and fetal and infant outcomes, 4, 7~,
28, 176-199, 220, 223, 228
and fetal growth, 4, 7-8, 28, 86, 17~183,
192-193, 204, 226, 228
fetal weight included in, 8~89
final weight, 88
food intake and, 7, 56, 107-108, 148, 149
and gestational duration, 9, 34, 86, 91,
194-198, 204, 227-228
height (maternal) and, 4, 5, 112
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historical perspective, 5, 27-28, 37 40,
56, 57-58
inadequate, defined, 39
incremental, 84
interpretation of research, 82-91
low, defined, 150-151
and maternal/child health, 4, 13, 22~229
maternal determinants of, 10~117, 223
and maternal outcomes, 4, 19~204, 223
measurement of, 9-11, 13, 14, 86, 93,
188
monitoring of, 12-13, 67-68
net, 4, 83~4, 18~190, 197, 198, 227
nonnutritional contributors to, 31, 34,
82, 121, 161, 193, 226
norms, 96-99
nutritional status and, 2~14, 38
in nutritional surveillance, 91-92
parity and, 4, 38, 113-115
pattern and amount, 13, 14, 38, 96-98,
99 117, 192-193
as percentage of recommended gain, 85,
86, 9~91
physical activity or work and, 116-117,
118
and postpartum maternal weight
retention, 11, 13, 202-204, 228, 230
prenatal care and, 5
prepregnancy weight and, 4, 5, 84~6,
100
recommended, 10, 11-12, 117-118, 205,
220, 225
reference standards, 84}81, 86, 89-91
research recommendations, 13-14, 204
as risk marker for pregnancy outcome,
34, 222
socioeconomic status and, 4, 7, 56, 109,
116, 118
studies of, 3~39, 56-57, 10~102
total, 4, 83, 86, 88 89, 97-107, 110-112,
117, 127, 183, 188, 197, 198, 219, 227
and total body potassium, 131
trends in, 56-58, 103-104, 117
in twin pregnancies, 212-220, 226
types of, 3-4
variation in, 7
weight-for-height status and, 4, 6-9,
11-12, 28, 89-90, 101, 109-112, 183
WIC participation and, 5, 224
see also Assessment of gestational weight
gain
Weight gain charts
for adolescents, 80-81
evolution of, 6~69
characteristics of, 69-72, 423-428
clinical uses of, 92
gestation age in, 93
467
grids, 6, 7~76, 90
interpretation problems, 78, 79~2
for low-income pregnant women, 73
provisional, by prepregnancy BMI, 10,
429~31
purpose of, 67-68
recommended, 1~11, 14
research needs on, 14, 78
Tompkins-Wlehl curves, 69, 70, 73
underweight/overweight allowances in,
73, 80
weight-for-height adjustments, 69, 71, 73,
78, 79
WIC, 6~77, 92
Weight gain rates
and adjustment for gestational duration,
HA
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applications of data on, 86
and birth weight, 189-190, 198
cigarette smoking and, 217-218
criteria for evaluating, 424
determination of, 68, 88
energy supplementation and, 150-151
final weight and, 88
maternal age and, 10~103
normal, estimated, 98, 107
and preterm delivery, 195-196
for primigravid women, 97-98
standard errors for, 107
and total weight gain, 10~101
by trimester, 90, 10~106, 117
for twin pregnancies, 219
per week, 4, 6, 100, 107, 117, 219, 220
WIC participation
and birth weight, 162
and energy intake, 162, 224
and fetal growth, 5
and gestational weight gain, 5, 157, 159,
162, 224
and nutrient intake during pregnancy,
259, 264, 267-269, 384, 385
and skinfold thickness, 162
target groups, 50
trends in, 4~50, 57-58
Work, see Physical activity/work
World Health Organization, criteria for
anemia, 284
y
Yugoslavia, birth weights of twins, 214
z
Znc
absorption, 302
assessment of requirements, 248, 303
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caffeine and, 19
and cell replication and differentiation,
300
deficiency, 21, 301-304
dosage range and toxicity, 303
estimated requirements during
pregnancy, 302
intakes, 16, 265, 266, 267, 30~303, 312
interactions with other supplements and
nonnutritive substances, 21, 254, 290,
300, 303, 30~305, 307
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and neural tube defects, 417
recommendations for supplementation,
247, 305
and reproduction in animals, 30~301
and reproduction in humans, 301-302
research recommendations on, 21
status, criteria for assessment, 303-304
toxicity, 254
teratogenicity, 300 301