Diet and Lifestyle Before and During Pregnancy - Practical Recommendations of the Germany-wide Healthy Start - Young Family Network.

Abstract

Diet and exercise before and during pregnancy affect the course of the pregnancy, the child's development and the short- and long-term health of mother and child. The Healthy Start - Young Family Network has updated the recommendations on nutrition in pregnancy that first appeared in 2012 and supplemented them with recommendations on a preconception lifestyle. The recommendations address body weight before conception, weight gain in pregnancy, energy and nutritional requirements and diet (including a vegetarian/vegan diet), the supplements folic acid/folate, iodine, iron and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), protection against food-borne illnesses, physical activity before and during pregnancy, alcohol, smoking, caffeinated drinks, oral and dental hygiene and the use of medicinal products. Preparation for breast-feeding is recommended already during pregnancy. Vaccination recommendations for women planning a pregnancy are also included. These practical recommendations of the Germany-wide Healthy Start - Young Family Network are intended to assist all professional groups that counsel women and couples wishing to have children and during pregnancy with uniform, scientifically-based and practical information.

• Authors: Berthold Koletzko, Monika Cremer, Maria Flothkötter, Christine Graf, Hans Hauner, Claudia Hellmers, Mathilde Kersting, Michael Krawinkel, Hildegard Przyrembel, Marianne Röbl-Mathieu, Ulrich Schiffner, Klaus Vetter, Anke Weißenborn, Achim Wöckel
• Journal: Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd) Vol. 78 Issue 12 Pg. 1262-1282 (Dec 2018) ISSN: 0016-5751 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 30655650 (Publication Type: Journal Article)