Nutritional Counseling in Pregnancy

A certified perinatal dietitian is available to provide individualized dietary management when clinically indicated. Possible reasons for needing specialized nutritional counseling include but are not limited to:

• Preconception counseling
  
• Teen Pregnancy
• Diabetes in pregnancy
  
• Hyperemesis gravidarum (excessive vomiting in pregnancy)
  
• Excessive weight gain or loss
• Vegetarianism
  
• Eating disorders (e.g. anorexia nervosa or bulimia)
  
• Hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol/triglyceride)
  
• Gastrointestinal disorders (Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease
• Hypertension
  
• Anemia
  
• Renal or liver disease
  
• Endocrine disorders: osteoporosis, thyroid disease
  
• Cancer
  
• Sports nutrition
  
• Food allergies/intolerance
  
• Hypoglycemia
• Multiple Births
  
• Infant/child feeding
  
• Breast feeding

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