Vegetarian Diet During Pregnancy: Making Sure Vitamin B12 Intake is Adequate. Issue 1 (January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Snow, Denise
• Is Part Of: MCN, the American journal of maternal child nursing. Volume 43:Issue 1(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Subjects: Obstetric Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric Nursing -- Periodicals; Maternal-Child Nursing -- Periodicals; Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Maternity nursing -- Periodicals -- Databases; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; Maternity nursing; Pediatric nursing; Databases; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Databases; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000400
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0361-929X

Abstract

Abstract : A well-planned vegetarian diet, including vegan, can be nutritionally sound with positive outcomes. However, failure to identify inadequacies of vitamin B12 can have serious results. Our expert on nutrition, Denise Snow, provides details on current recommendations to make sure women on a vegetarian diet get an adequate amount of vitamin B12