Topical Area: Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Objectives :
In resource poor countries like India pregnant women are prone to inadequate dietary intake which causes macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies and consequently leads to low‐birth weight infants with higher risks of morbidity and mortality. Present study was planned with the following objectives:
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Conclusions :
Dietary intake of pregnant women was lower than the recommended dietary intake among slum population of Delhi. Maternal dietary intake was found significantly associated with size of infants at birth.
Funding Sources : Indian Council Of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
Sarika Tyagi
PhD Student
Lady Irwin College
GS Toteja
ICMR HQ
Neena Bhatia
Associate Professor
Lady Irwin College
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