The goal of this book is to improve pregnancy outcomes and ensure appropriate nutritional care during the neonatal period and infancy. The first book to extensively assess nutritional guidelines from pre-pregnancy through the infant's first year of life, it describes the role of nutrition in the optimization of newborn growth and development, the reduction of health risks, and the prevention of morbidity in the neonatal period and infancy, while acknowledging that certain congenital abnormalities may be averted with proper attention to nutritional requirements and improved dietary regimens. Coverage includes the positive effects of calcium, protein, and other micronutrients on infant development.-recognizing
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN-13
9780824754747
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96796317
Product Key Features
Author
Jatinder Bhatia
Publication Name
Perinatal Nutrition: Optimizing Infant Health & Development
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Healthcare System
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
658g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Nutrition and Disease Prevention
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Jatinder Bhatia
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