Nutrition

Nutrition Department

The Nutrition Department of Red House Hospital originated from the nutrition room established when the hospital was founded. With the support of hospital leadership and the department’s persistent efforts to study and absorb advanced professional theories and techniques from China and abroad, the Clinical Nutrition Department was established in 2013. It now has 2 clinical nutrition physicians, 3 nutrition technicians, 2 staff with intermediate professional titles and 3 with junior titles. To meet the needs of patients in obstetrics and gynecology, it runs a nutrition clinic, nutrition canteen and enteral-nutrition preparation room. Its priorities are perioperative, periconceptional and perinatal nutrition management; its main research focuses are nutrition-related perinatal complications and nutritional metabolism and support in oncology patients. It is committed to building a nationally leading obstetric and gynecologic nutrition discipline. In 2017, the department was named a provincial demonstration unit of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association’s national pregnancy-nutrition classroom; in 2019, it was selected by the China Maternal and Child Health Association for the standardized-development project for Internet-plus perinatal nutrition clinics.

Department Features

In obstetrics, the department specializes in pregnancy nutrition management and nutritional treatment for pregnant women with metabolic abnormalities or high-risk pregnancies, including gestational diabetes, fetal growth restriction, hyperlipidemia, twin pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum. It guides appropriate gestational weight gain and postpartum weight reduction. In gynecology, it specializes in perioperative nutrition management, nutritional management of gynecologic oncology patients, medical weight-loss treatment for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, and menopausal nutrition and health care.

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