Abstract

Proper nutrition is an important element that determines the course of pregnancy. Unfortunately, the everyday diet is not
always able to cover the increased in pregnancy essential vitamins and minerals requirements. Therefore, pregnant women
often use dietary supplements. This study aimed to compare Polish and international recommendations regarding dietary
supplementation during pregnancy. The Polish Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians (PSGO) recommends in every
pregnant woman the dietary supplementation of folates, vitamin D and iodine.
Additionally, the benefits of iron supplementation in pregnant women with anemia or at high risk of developing anemia
are also highlighted. In the light of Polish guidelines, the magnesium supplementation is recommended in the condition
of its reduced level in blood. In the case of limited consumption of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), Polish guidelines recommend
in pregnant women’s diet, at least 600 mg of DHA every day. Still, in case of the high risk of premature birth — at
least 1000 mg DHA a day during the entire pregnancy period should be taken.

Details

Title
Comparison of Polish and international guidelines on diet supplements in pregnancy — review
Author
Skrypnik, Damian 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Moszak, Malgorzata 2 ; Wender-Ozegowska, Ewa 3 ; Bogdanski, Pawel 2 

1  Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders & Clinical Dietetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. [email protected] 
2  Department of Treatment of Obesity, Metabolic Disorders & Clinical Dietetics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland 
3  Division of Reproduction, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Gynaecologic Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland 
First page
322
End page
330
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Wydawnictwo Via Medica
ISSN
00170011
e-ISSN
25436767
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5603/GP.a2021.0001
ProQuest document ID
2692730722
Copyright
© 2021. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.