Protection of life & progeny: do our mothers have good nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice?

• Main Authors: Ikhsan, Liyana Nabihah, Mohd Nasaruddin, Nur Asifa, Othman, Farhana, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Ismail, Hamizah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RG Gynecology and obstetrics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/52482/1/2WCII%202016%20protect%20life%20progeny.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/52482/; http://www.iium.edu.my/wcii/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Balanced and sufficient maternal nutritional intake ensures not only the wellbeing of pregnant mother, fetus and newborn, but also her future health and her three generations. Nutritional inadequacies during pregnancy have been reported and several factors were attributed. Objectives...