Medical nutrition therapy in pregnancy and kidney disease.

Adv Ren Replace Ther

Nephrology Services, Saint Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, WA 98401, USA.

Published: January 1998

AI Article Synopsis

  • Pregnancy with kidney disease requires personalized nutrition therapy to address the specific needs of the patient, depending on their condition (renal insufficiency, dialysis, or transplant).
  • Original practice guidelines for managing pregnancy and kidney disease were established in 1986 and updated in 1992, laying the groundwork for current nutritional strategies.
  • Updated guidelines based on recent research aim to enhance patient care through better assessment, tracking, and monitoring of pregnant women with kidney disease.

Article Abstract

Pregnancy in the face of kidney disease poses a new dimension to medical nutrition therapy. Individualization for specific nutrient needs is paramount, whether the patient has renal insufficiency, requires hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, or has a renal transplant. Practice guidelines for pregnancy and kidney disease were first developed in 1986 and revised in 1992. These guidelines provided the foundation for present nutritional management of pregnant women with kidney disease. Based on the most current research and clinical case reviews, the following is a revision of these guidelines, incorporating medical nutrition therapy protocols and outcome parameters to improve assessing, tracking, and monitoring patient care in this unique population.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1073-4449(98)70015-9DOI Listing

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