The use of a modified version of Photovoice to identify maternal dietary consumption enablers and barriers in northern Bangladesh’, IJFNPH, Vol. 8, No. 1, 20162
Alan Clough and Jenni Judd James Cook University Australia Julie Brimbecombe Menzies School of Health Research Australia Kerrianne Watt Queensland University of Technology Australia Purpose: To describe what maternal nutrition means to pregnant women living in rural areas of northern Bangladesh. Design: Photovoice methodology was modified and used in two villages in northern Bangladesh between […]
Do public health messages impact on knowledge, diet and lifestyle choices of women during pregnancy?, Cathryn Salisbury and Claire Robertson
Cathryn Salisbury University of Westminster United Kingdom Claire Robertson University of Westminster United Kingdom Purpose: This paper summarises the scientific rationale supporting the need to promote healthy diet and lifestyle choices during pregnancy and describes a pilot study assessing the impact of public health messages on diet quality and lifestyle choices among a population of […]
Effect of maternal obesity and passive smoking on red blood cells, Abeer Abd El Baky, Tarek El Shaer, Amany Elwan and Hanaa Rasmy
Abeer M. N. E. Abd El Baky and Tarek M. F. El Shaer National Research Centre Egypt Amany Ezat Elwan Cairo University Egypt Hanaa Rasmy National Research Centre Egypt Abstract: Passive cigarette smoking and obesity during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse outcome in the infant. Elevated umbilical cord neonatal nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) […]