Patient
Services: Nutritional
Services
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Phyllis Woodson,
R.D., teaching a class on diabetic nutrition |
A certified perinatal
dietitian provides individualized dietary management when clinically
indicated. All patients seeking obstetrical care in the Division of
Maternal-Fetal Medicine complete a detailed nutritional questionnaire
upon enrollment for prenatal care, which is carefully reviewed by our
perinatal dietitian in order to identify patients who may benefit from
in-depth nutritional assessment and education.
Possible reasons for
needing specialized nutritional counseling include:
- Preconception
counseling
- Pregnancy condition
(teens, multiple pregnancy)
- Diabetes in
pregnancy
- Hyperemesis
gravidarum (uncontrollable vomiting)
- Excessive weight
gain or loss
- Vegetarianism
- Eating disorders
(e.g., anorexia nervosa or bulimia)
- Hyperlipidemia
(increased fat content in the blood)
- Gastrointestinal
disorders (e.g., Crohn’s disease, inflammatory bowel disease)
- Hypertension
- Anemia
- Renal or liver
disease
- Endocrine
disorders, such as osteoporosis and thyroid disease
- Cancer
- Sports nutrition
- Food allergies
- Hypoglycemia
- Infant/child
feeding
- Breast feeding
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