TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pradhan,Jaya Laxmi.
TI  - Effects of nutritional counseling on dietary intake and nutritional status of pregnant women attending at district hospital Lamahi & Ilaka health post Sisahaniya Dand, Lumbini province in Nepal
PY  - 2022///
KW  - Nutrition counseling
KW  - Maternal and fetal outcome
KW  - Malnutrition
KW  - Underweight
KW  - Overweight
N1  - Research Report
N2  - ABSTRACT:

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological state of nutritionally high demanding period of life of 
women, where she goes physical, mental, and biochemical changes. It is a special journey around 
40 weeks from conception to before birth of the new born baby. When embryo develops in the 
womb of the pregnant mother, all essential nutrients for embryo development, circulate through 
blood circulation of the mother and placenta. Objective of the research was to assess the 
effectiveness of nutritional counseling on dietary intake and nutritional status of pregnant women.  

Methodology: Quasi-experimental research design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of 
nutritional counselling on dietary intake and nutritional status of pregnant women. Dang district 
of the Lumbini province was purposively selected, then 111 participants who were pregnant before 
20 weeks of gestation were included in the study who attended Lamahi hospital and health post of 
Sisahaniya, Dang, Lumbini province of Nepal. 

Findings: Result showed that 18.2% were under-weight, 20% overweight, and 3.6% obese 
pregnant women. MUAC measurement of pregnant women indicated that 11.8% pregnant women 
were malnourished before intervention, which reduced after intervention (4.5%).  Dietary intake 
pattern of pregnant women improved after nutrition counseling. Likewise, consumption of CHO, 
protein, fat, and total energy increased after intervention. Gestational weight, and MUAC 
measurement of pregnant women increased after intervention. Overall, nutrition status and dietary 
intake pattern of pregnant women improved after nutrition counseling program as compared with 
before counseling.  

Conclusion: Maternal nutrition during pregnancy is crucial for achieving healthy maternal and 
fetal outcomes. Nutrition counselling showed positive effects on nutritional status of pregnant 
women. Thus, nutrition counselling is essential for all pregnant women. It should be a major part 
of ANC service to all pregnant women in Nepal. 

Keywords: 
Nutrition counseling, maternal and fetal outcome, malnutrition, underweight, 
overweight
ER  -