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Authors
Affiliations
1 Public Health Institute, Nagpur, 440002, IN
2 Department of Community Medicine, JNMC, Wardha (MS), IN
3 Department of Statistics, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati (MS), IN
4 Department of Statistics, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities Amravati (MS), IN
5 NRHM, District Health Office, Z.P. Amravati (MS), IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 49, No 10 (2012), Pagination: 426-432
Abstract
The most intensive period of human growth and development occurs during the nine months of pregnancy. Assessing the food and nutrient intake of pregnant women is complicated as conception triggers an array of complex and sequential physiological changes that affect maternal nutrient absorption and metabolism, appetite, energy and nutrient needs, and meal patterns.