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... Together with three of its subcommittees, this broadly based committee issued Nutrition During Pregnancy and Nutrition Dunng Lactation, thoroughly researched reports that present the committee's findings and recommendations in these areas. Subsequently, the committee's joint effort with a fourth subcommittee resulted in the publication Nuninon During Pregnancy and Lactation: An Implementation Guide, which is intended to help health care providers apply the recommendations made in the first two reports.
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... Special nutrition services, which address complex nutritional problems related to medical or surgical conditions, usually require that a nutrition specialist, ordinarily an experienced registered dietitian, serve on the health care team. Examples of such health problems include insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, severe gastrointestinal disorders, and phenylketonuria; other examples are provided in the text.
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... RECOMMENDATIONS This report presents eight key recommendations: · Basic, patient-centered, individualized nutritional care should be integrated into the primary care of every woman and infant beginning prior to conception and extending throughout the period of breastfeeding. All primary care providers should have the knowledge and skills necessary to screen for nutritional problems, assess nutritional status, provide basic nutritional guidance, and implement basic nutritional care.
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... · Cost-effective strategies for implementing the nutritional care recommended in this report should be developed and tested.
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