Reproduction Abstracts

Review of the role of nutrition in perinatal health and outcomes. The objectives are aimed to recognize the complexity of food, lifestyle behaviors, and metabolic health; understand the role of nutritional health in preconception, pregnancy and perinatal outcomes; and practical applications to address nutritional health in pregnancy to promote sustainable lifestyle modifications and reduce adverse perinatal outcomes. Preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum are all opportunities to improve health.¹ Micro- and macronutrients have vital roles in normal fetal growth and development.² Interventions for nutritionally challenged conditions such as hyperemesis gravidarum should focus on optimizing quality of intake and not just interventions targeted to treat nausea and vomiting.^3-5

Keywords: Nutrition, perinatal health, preconception, hyperemesis

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