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Editorial
. 2025 Jan 22.
doi: 10.1007/s00592-024-02442-7. Online ahead of print.

Medical nutrition therapy in physiological pregnancy and in pregnancy complicated by obesity and/or diabetes: SID-AMD recommendations

Annunziata Lapolla  1 , Maria Grazia Dalfrà  2 , Giuseppe Marelli  3 , Mario Parrillo  4 , Laura Sciacca  5 , Maria Angela Sculli  6 , Elena Succurro  7 , Elisabetta Torlone  8 , Ester Vitacolonna  9
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Editorial

Medical nutrition therapy in physiological pregnancy and in pregnancy complicated by obesity and/or diabetes: SID-AMD recommendations

Annunziata Lapolla et al. Acta Diabetol. .

Abstract

Proper nutrition is essential during pregnancy to ensure an adequate supply of nutrients to the foetus and adequate maternal weight gain. In pregnancy complicated by diabetes (both gestational and pre-gestational), diet in terms of both the intake and quality of carbohydrates is an essential factor in glycaemic control. Maternal BMI at conception defines the correct weight increase during gestation in order to reduce maternal-foetal complications related to hypo- or hyper-nutrition. The recommendations presented here, which are based on national and international guidelines and the most recently published data on nutrition in physiological pregnancy and pregnancy complicated by hyperglycaemia and/or obesity, are designed to help healthcare professionals prescribe suitable eating patterns to safeguard the health of the mother and the foetus.

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