RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL DIET HABITS AND BIRTH WEIGHT IN NEWBORNS- A STUDY IN JHARSUGUDA DISTRICT OF ODISHA
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SURAVI SAHU* and CHANDRASHREE LENKA
P.G. Department of Home Science, Sambalpur University, Odisha-768 019
Keywords:
Third trimester, pregnant women, Birth weight, maternal food intakeAbstract
Pregnancy is a nutritionally highly demanding period, so a balanced diet is essential for maternal
health and well-being and delivering a healthy baby.The research aimed to study the relation of
maternal food intakes with the birth weight of newborns.Jharsuguda district of Odisha, India, was
selected as a study area. The purposive sampling method was followed. 300 women, who are in
theirthird trimester of pregnancy were selected from the total population and following upto their
delivery. The study was conducted for a period of 9 months i.e. from May 2018 to Feb 2019. Thefindings
indicated that cent percent of respondents daily included cereal and pulses in their diet. Statistically,
it was also observed that there was a significant difference between the mothers’ actual food
intakecompared to the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) of Inidan Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) during the last trimester of pregnancy. A significant linear correlation between food intake of
mothers such as cereals, pulses, fat and oil,and the birth weight of newborns was recorded.
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