Nutritional Assessment of Pregnant and Lactating Women in An Urban Slum of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar, India

Authors

  • Dr. Chanda Kumari   M.A., Ph.D. (Home-Science) B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India

Keywords:

Abstract

Nutrition is an essential component which has a very important role in outcome of pregnancy. The health of women and mother are directly related to their status in the society. The nutrient supply during pregnancy to the fetus is a vital process that can affect the birth weight and development of the infant. During this physiological stage of life a women needs best foods available within the family. If a mother is malnourished, the quantity of breast milk produced is very limited. So adequate nutrition is very much required for well-being of mother and child. In important role in outcome of pregnancy. The health of women and mother are directly related to their status in the society.1 The nutrient supply during pregnancy to the fetus is a vital process that can affect the birth weight and development of the infant. During this physiological stage of life a women needs best foods available within the family. If a mother is malnourished, the quantity of breast milk produced is very limited. So adequate nutrition is very much required for well-being of mother and child.

References

  1. Hassan, N. Huda. N. and Ahmad. K. 1985. Seasonal patterns of food intake in rural Bangladesh: Its impact on nutritional status. Ecol. Of Fd. And Nutr. 17 (2) :175.
  2. Arora, A. and Verma, S. 1995. Energy and protein intake of elderly people of Ludhiana City. J. Res. PAU. 32(3) : 328.
  3. Rao KM, Balakrishna N,  Arlappa N, Laxmaiah A, Brahmam GN. Diet and nutritional status of women in India. J Human Ecol. 2010;29(3):165-70.
  4. International Institute  for  Population  National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), 2005-06: India.  International  Institute  for  Population Sciences; 2007.
  5. Kawatra A,  Sehgal S.  Nutrient  intake of  lactating mothers from rural and urban areas. Ind J Soc Res. 1998;39(2):91-9.
  6. Chatterjee   Indian  women,  health,  and productivity. World Bank Publications; 1990.
  7. Jood S, Bishnoi S, Khetarpaul N. Nutritional status of rural pregnant women of Haryana State, Northern India. Nutri Health. 2002;16(2):121-31.
  8. Saxena V,  Srivastava  VK,  Idris  MZ,  Mohan  U, Bhushan    Nutritional  status  of  rural  pregnant women. Ind J Commu Med. 2000;25(3):104.

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

Downloads

Published

2018-05-30

Issue

Volume 4, Issue 8, May-June-2018

Section

Research Articles

License

Copyright (c) IJSRST

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
Dr. Chanda Kumari , " Nutritional Assessment of Pregnant and Lactating Women in An Urban Slum of Muzaffarpur District, Bihar, India , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 8, pp.865-868, May-June-2018.