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ArticleBMJ nutrition, prevention & health2021

Tradition, taste and taboo: the gastroecology of maternal perinatal diet.

Hannah G Lunkenheimer, Oskar Burger, Santosh Akhauri, Indrajit Chaudhuri, Lisa Dibbell, Faiz A Hashmi, Tracy Johnson, Emily E Little, Sudipta Mondal, Nachiket Mor and 3 more

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Article in BMJ nutrition, prevention & health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hannah G LunkenheimerDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0106-8053
Oskar BurgerDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Santosh AkhauriProject Concern International, San Diego, California, USA.
Indrajit ChaudhuriProject Concern International, San Diego, California, USA.
Lisa DibbellDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Faiz A HashmiDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Tracy JohnsonBill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Emily E LittleDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Sudipta MondalProject Concern International, San Diego, California, USA.
Nachiket MorThe Banyan Academy of Leadership in Mental Health, Thiruvidanthai, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8136-2844
Neela SaldanhaCentre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University, Sonepath, Haryana, India.
Janine SchooleyProject Concern International, San Diego, California, USA.
Cristine H LegareDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Project Concern International · USThe University of Texas at Austin · USAshoka University · INGates Foundation · USInstitute of Mental Health · IN

Funding

Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI MARK D. HAYWARD · 2017 to 2026
$5.2M
NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMaternal malnutrition is a major source of regional health inequity and contributes to maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Bihar, a state in eastern India adjacent to Jharkhand and West Bengal, has relatively high neonatal mortality rates because a large portion of infants are born to young mothers. Bihar has the second-highest proportion of underweight children under 3 in India, with infant mortality rates of 48 per 1000 live births. Maternal malnutrition remains a major threat to perinatal health in Bihar, where 58.3% of pregnant women are anaemic.

methodsWe examined dietary beliefs and practices among mothers, mothers-in-law and community members, including Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), using focus group discussions (n=40 groups, 213 participants), key informant interviews (n=50 participants) and quantitative surveys (n=1200 recent mothers and 400 community health workers). We report foods that are added/avoided during the perinatal period, along with stated reasons underlying food choice. We summarise the content of the diet based on responses to the quantitative survey and identify influencers of food choice and stated explanations for adding and avoiding foods. KEY

findingsAnalyses for all methodologies included gathering frequency counts and running descriptive statistics by food item, recommendation to eat or avoid, pregnancy or post partum, food group and health promoting or risk avoiding. During pregnancy, commonly added foods were generally nutritious (milk, pulses) with explanations for consuming these foods related to promoting health. Commonly avoided foods during pregnancy were also nutritious (wood apples, eggplant) with explanations for avoiding these foods related to miscarriage, newborn appearance and issues with digestion. Post partum, commonly added foods included sweets because they ease digestion whereas commonly avoided foods included eggplants and oily or spicy foods. Family, friends, relatives or neighbours influenced food choice for both mothers and ASHAs more than ASHAs and other health workers.Perinatal dietary beliefs and behaviours are shaped by local

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