Atención nutricional de la mujer embarazada: valoraciones y prioridades

The objective of this article is to inform health professionals who care for women during pregnancy, the basic elements of nutritional assessment and its application in prenatal care; For this, the synthetic analytical method was used, for the purposes of compiling information and gathering sufficient evidence in order to establish the points of reflection and attention; The results indicate that in order to assess the nutritional care process of the pregnant woman, it is necessary to take into account her pre- and conceptional nutritional status. Subsequently, it must be evaluated in a detailed and individualized manner, calculating its caloric, macro and micronutrient nutritional requirements embodied in a nutritional scheme, taking into account economic factors, eating habits and economic resources of the population that is served; therefore, it is concluded that it is necessary to establish the appropriate training lines in the student to be able to carry out their instruction process.