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Opportunities for dietitians to promote a healthy dietary intake in pregnant women with a low socio-economic status within antenatal care practices in the Netherlands: a qualitative study.

Sabina SuperYvette H BeulenMaria A KoelenAnnemarie Wagemakers
Published in: Journal of health, population, and nutrition (2021)
Dietitians are trained and well-equipped to provide extensive support to pregnant women to promote a healthy dietary intake, especially when the complex interplay of barriers that pregnant women with a low socio-economic status experience for healthy eating needs to be addressed. In addition, there is a strong need for strengthening the collaboration between dietitians and midwives because midwives are the primary care provider for pregnant women in the Netherlands, but they often lack sufficient opportunities to provide adequate nutrition support. Strengthening this collaboration could promote that nutrition becomes a recurring and standard topic in antenatal care.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • palliative care
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • quality improvement
  • pain management
  • affordable care act
  • general practice
  • chronic pain
  • body composition
  • high intensity