Nutritional Nesting (Nestrition): Shaping the Home Food Environment in the First Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate primiparous women's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the physical home food environment (PHFE) and to assess if the first pregnancy provides a teachable opportunity to enhance the PHFE of first-time pregnant couples.

Design

Longitudinal in-depth qualitative study involving questionnaires and individual interviews during and after pregnancy.

Participants

Fifteen primigravida women.

Main outcome measures

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning PHFE; lifestyle and dietary habits; and interest in guidance regarding healthy PHFE during the first pregnancy and the transition to motherhood.

Analysis

Thematic analysis for qualitative data and descriptive statistics.

Results

Key findings include the significance

SUBMITTER: Peles C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11478405 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature