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Nutrition education during pregnancy: Are final year midwifery trainees ready to offer this service?

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dc.contributor.author Nsiah- Asamoah, Christiana
dc.contributor.author Ampofo, Evelyn Asamoah
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-30T10:35:40Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-30T10:35:40Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.issn 2141-2456
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10479
dc.description.abstract Midwives provide most of the maternity services, including nutritional counseling and education services. In Ghana, there is scarce evidence regarding the competency of midwives in providing sound nutritional advice to pregnant women. Therefore, the aim of this research was to assess the nutritional knowledge levels of final year midwifery students. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, in which 562 final year midwifery students from six Midwifery Training Institutions answered 20 multiple-choice questions on nutritional-related issues during pregnancy. An average score of 9.8 (approximately 49%) was obtained by the respondents. Most (>70%) of the respondents were knowledgeable of the ideal time to start taking folic acid when planning to be pregnant and the effects of high alcohol intake during pregnancy. Key areas that require attention included recommended weight gain during pregnancy, sources and functions of micronutrients, such as folic acid, iron, vitamin C, calcium and iodine during pregnancy, and nutritional management of pregnancy-related conditions like pregnancy-induced hypertension, nausea and heartburn. The findings of this study support other reports that midwives need more training in human nutrition; and it has important implications for professional planning of curricula for midwifery education. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery en_US
dc.subject Midwifery students en_US
dc.subject nutrition education en_US
dc.subject diet during pregnancy. en_US
dc.title Nutrition education during pregnancy: Are final year midwifery trainees ready to offer this service? en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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