Indonesian antenatal nutrition education: A qualitative study of healthcare professional views.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early lifestyle intervention, including antenatal nutrition education, is required to reduce the triple burden of malnutrition. Understanding healthcare professionals' views and experiences is essential for improving future nutrition education programmes for Indonesian pregnant women. This study aimed to investigate the views of Indonesian antenatal healthcare professionals regarding nutrition education for pregnant women and the improvements required to provide more effective antenatal nutrition education.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews was conducted with 24 healthcare professionals, including nutritionists (n = 10), midwives (n = 9) and obstetricians (n = 5) in Malang, Indonesia, between December

SUBMITTER: Rahmawati W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669879 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature