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## Importance Nutrition patterns in pregnancy play a decisive role in the well-being of the mother and the fetus. ## Objective The aim of this review was to summarize and compare guidelines and recommendations on nutrition in pregnancy. ## Evidence Acquisition A descriptive review of major guidelines on antenatal nutrition was conducted, including the most recently published guidelines, namely, by the Australian Government Department of Health (2018); the Canadian Nutrition Working Group and Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (2016); the World Health Organization (2016); the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (2016); the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2015); the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2014); and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2008). ## Results There is almost universal agreement regarding macronutrient requirements during pregnancy. The WHO, FIGO, and the NICE guidelines make no recommendation on fluid intake. Almost all guidelines state that weight gain during pregnancy should be closely monitored. Folic acid supplementation is universally recommended

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Author

Ioannis Tsakiridis; Eirini Kasapidou; Themistoklis Dagklis; Ioannis Leonida; Christos Leonida; Dimitra Rafailia Bakaloudi; Michail Chourdakis

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)