visit an aganwadi centre in your region. conduct a survey of 10 pregnant / lactating women enrolled at the aganwadi. observe and record the healthy and and faulty practices related to maternal nutrition. you answer should focus on special diet/ food provided during pregnancy, foods avoided and meal frequency / pattern followed etc. I will mark brainliest correct answer and bad answer I request don't put I will report don't spam please Thankyou
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Explanation:
Pregnant women form one of the most vulnerable segments of the population from
nutritional point of view [1]
. Nutritional problems have serious public health significance
impacting psychological, physical, developmental, behavioural and work performance of
pregnant women. Iron deficiency is by far the commonest nutritional cause of anaemia. It
may be associated with folate deficiency, especially during pregnancy. Pregnant women
form a large high-risk group requiring special care [2]. Lactating mothers have been widely
recognized as a vulnerable group from health point of view. They need more healthy food
then normal person, because secretion of milk, the quality and quantity of which depends
upon maternal diet [3]
. Due to nursing process mothers are subjected to nutritional stresses.
Frequent pregnancies followed by lactation increase the health risk of mothers resulting in a
high maternal mortality [4]
.
In a developing country like India, nutritional status is directly related to several factors
including; levels of education, standard of living and social status. Thus, it could be said that
over nutrition is widely prevalent among high socio-economic status and under nutrition among low income category [5]
. Numerous studies in India
and elsewhere have shown that in chronically
undernourished women subsisting on unchanged dietary
intake in pregnancy and lactation have an adverse effect on
maternal nutritional status. Over 75% of pregnant women in
India are anaemic and anaemia remains to be a major factor
responsible for maternal morbidity, mortality and low birth
weight [1]
.
In the process to improve child and maternal health,
especially to provide supplementary nutrition and healthcare
to children and their mothers, Indian government initiated
the world’s largest ICDS through community level
Anganwadi centres [6]
. ICDS provides health, nutrition,
immunization, preschool education, health and nutrition
education, and referral services to young children and their
mothers. ICDS also empowers mothers to take better care of
their children [2]
. Supplementary nutrition provided through
Anganwadi centres is very helpful to fight against
malnutrition and its complications [7]. Failure to meet the
nutritional requirements of pregnant women will have a
bearing on maternal nutrition as well as on the outcome of
pregnancy [8]
. The Supplementary Nutrition Programme
(SNP), a component of the Integrated Child Development
Services (ICDS) scheme of the Government of India, is an
agri-food value chain-based public food distribution
initiative to ensure that vulnerable groups get the required
nutrition. The objective of the programme is to provide
essential services to ensure the health and nutrition
outcomes of children 0-6 years of age, adolescent girls,
pregnant women and lactating mothers [9]
.
Therefore, in view of ICDS services to Pregnant and
Lactating women, the present study was conducted in rural
areas of Medak district to assess the nutritional status of
ICDS beneficiaries. Specific objectives included were,
evaluation of the ICDS services, to determine the prevalence
of anaemia in pregnant women, to analyse the knowledge of
pregnant and lactating women regarding nutrition, to
determine the prevalence of low birth weight in infants
residing in rural areas.
Diet:
Pregnant women should include good protein sources at every meal to support the baby's growth, Krieger said. Protein-rich foods include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans, tofu, cheese, milk, nuts and seeds.
Food avoided:
Raw Meat: Uncooked seafood and rare or undercooked beef or poultry should be avoided because of the risk of contamination with coliform bacteria, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella. Deli Meat: Deli meats have been known to be contaminated with listeria, which can cause miscarriage.
Meal frequency:
An optimal pattern was defined according to the Institute of Medicine recommendation of three meals and two or more snacks per day. In this population, 72 percent of the women met this recommendation, and 235 delivered preterm.
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