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Purpose of review: The aim of this review is to summarize and put into context the current evidence on anthropometric measurements and laboratory methods used in the evaluation of body composition in pregnancy, in the light of current studies.
Recent findings: Protecting women's health during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period is important for maternal health. Pregnancy is a critical period during which the female body undergoes significant changes to support fetal growth and development. Maternal changes in body composition are associated with fatal development and maternal health during pregnancy. Anthropometry is a simple, reliable, and low-cost method that can be applied globally in primary care for evaluating maternal nutritional status. Maternal anthropometry is important in predicting various complications that may occur during pregnancy, such as intrauterine growth retardation and the risk of low birth weight. In this context, anthropometric measurements such as body weight, skinfold thickness, and middle upper arm circumference, and laboratory methods such as body water, body density, bioelectrical impedance analysis, ultrasound, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and magnetic resonance imaging are frequently used in estimating the body composition of pregnant women. In addition to body weight gain monitoring, it is possible to determine the body composition of a pregnant woman by using different anthropometric measurements and the proposed equations. Accurate evaluation of anthropometric measurements and body composition in pregnant women is important in protecting the health of the mother and baby and in the early diagnosis of complications that may occur during pregnancy.
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This journal aims to provide comprehensive review articles that emphasize significant developments in nutrition research emerging in recent publications. By presenting clear, insightful, balanced contributions by international experts, the journal intends to discuss the influence of nutrition on major health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and obesity, as well as the impact of nutrition on genetics, metabolic function, and public health. We accomplish this aim by appointing international authorities to serve as Section Editors in key subject areas across the field. Section Editors select topics for which leading experts contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, highlighted by annotated reference lists. We also provide commentaries from well-known figures in the field, and an Editorial Board of more than 25 internationally diverse members reviews the annual table of contents, suggests topics of special importance to their country/region, and ensures that topics and current and include emerging research.
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