The Nutritional Behaviour of Pregnant Women in Poland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15507747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katarzyna Ługowska (0000-0002-8028-2428, University of Siedlce), Wojciech Kolanowski (0000-0002-9512-123X, University of Siedlce, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Pages | 4357-4357 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16224357 |
| PMID | 31717286 |
| OpenAlex | W2983092431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
A woman's diet during pregnancy can significantly affect her health, as well as her child's future development and well-being. Unfortunately, many pregnant women do not follow the recommended nutritional guidelines. The reason could be that they have insufficient knowledge about nutritional best practice. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to investigate the nutritional behaviour of pregnant women in Poland. The research was conducted using a questionnaire to survey a sample of N = 815 pregnant women in first pregnancy. Among the findings were that the subjects ate an excessive amount of sweets, and white bread, and consumed insufficient quantities of fish, milk and fermented milk drinks. Subjects chose white bread more often than wholemeal bread, and fruit rather than vegetables. The study showed that the nutritional behaviour of pregnant women was characterised by many bad practices
Affect (linguistics · Biology · Environmental health · Fish · Pregnancy · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |