Nutrition and Human Reproduction, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978

This book is the product of the Conference on Nutrition and Human Reproduction, supported and organized by the National Insti­ tutes of Child Health and Human Development, and held at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, in February 1977. The genesis of this Conference came from the work of the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Fertility of the Committee on International Nutrition Programs of the National Research Council. The purpose of the Conference was to assemble scientists and program planners from a broad range of fields including nutrition, epidemiology, demography, endocrinology, sociology, economics, anthropology, biostatistics and public health. Each individual brought his or her analytical skills and perspective to the meeting, with the goal of developing a more coherent picture of the many facets of nutrition and reproduction. The approach was to get a more comprehensive view by: 1. Clarifying terminology and definitions. 2. Reviewing recent and current work on the biological basis for nutrition-fertility interactions. 3. Reviewing biomedical and socioeconomic factors related to breast-feeding to assess how this practice relates to maternal and infant nutrition and fertility. 4. Assessing some current analytical models for defining nutrition-fertility interrelationships. 5. Reviewing recent field studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America which are examining the interrelationships of nutrition and reproduction.

Issues, Definitions and an Analytic Framework.- Nutrition and Endocrine Fmiction.- Introductory Statement.- The Maintenance of Infecundity in Postpartum Women.- Impact of Malnutrition on Reproductive Endocrinology.- The Effect of Oral Contraceptives on Micronutrients.- Nutrition, Fertility and Infmt Mortality.- Introductory Statement.- Nutrition, Fatness, and Fertility: The Effect of Food Intake on Reproductive Ability.- Famine and Fertility.- Effect of Maternal Nutrition on Infant Mortality.- Nutrition, Breast-Feeding, and Fertility.- Introductory Statement.- The Impact of Prolonged Breast-feeding on Birth Intervals and on Postpartum Amenorrhea.- Maternal Nutrition, Breast-feeding and Infant Survival.- Economic Aspects of Breast-feeding.- Analytical Models of Nutrition—Fertility Relationships.- Introductory Statement.- Reproductive Models in the Study of Nutrition—Fertility Interrelationships.- Fecundability and Contraceptive Opportunities.- Malnutrition in Central Africa.- Field Studies.- Introductory Statement.- The Influence of Nutrition on Fertility: The Case of Senegal.- Relations Between Birth Intervals and Nutrition in Three Central African Populations (Zaire).- Nutrition and Birth Interval Components: The Guatemalan Experience.- Effect of Maternal Nutrition on Fertility in Rural Bangladesh.- Variations on Fertility with Breast-feeding and Contraception in Urban Filipino Women: Implications for a Nutrition Program.- A Study of Birth Interval Dynamics in Rural Java.- Economic Determinants of Breast-feeding Behaviour: The Case of Rural Households in Laguna, Philippines.- Contributors.