Importance Randomized clinical trials have found that antenatal lifestyle interventions
optimize gestational weight gain (GWG) and pregnancy outcomes. However, key …

Women in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) may engage in a range of cultural food
practices during pregnancy, including restricting or avoiding foods high in protein and iron …

Pregnancy is the most delicate stage of human life history as well as a common target of
food taboos across cultures. Despite puzzling evidence that many pregnant women across …

Grandmothers exist in all societies. Especially in the non-western Majority World, where
Elders are both highly respected and responsible for transmitting their knowledge to …

This chapter covers food security and nutrition policy for women of Pakistan. The major
challenge for women in the country related to inability to access food is described with …

In urban Chinese women with normal body weight during pregnancy, we implemented a
comprehensive dietary intervention program aimed at enhancing nutrition literacy, dietary …

Access to nutritious foods, a social determinant of health, contributes to disparities in
maternal and infant health outcomes such as mental health, breastfeeding intensity and …

Background Malnutrition during pregnancy increases the risk of chronic illness later in life
and adverse birth outcomes in subsequent generations. In this regard, consumption of diets …

Background Despite global efforts, progress in reducing maternal malnutrition falls short of
international goals, which is the same for Ethiopia, provided that studying dietary …

Purpose This study aims to assess the information-seeking behaviors, attitudes and beliefs
about pregnancy-related nutrition, food-related myths and taboos and supplementation …