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Maternal nutrition: a positive approach in family planning.

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:A strong argument for overall family limitation in less developed countries (LDC) may hinge on the ability of family planners to show parents how to have better babies who will not only survive but also develop to their full mental and physical potential. An adequate diet, especially with respect to protein, during both pregnancy and lactation will result in a better baby. This paper presents unpublished findings on survival rates and physical performances of offsprings whose mothers received different diets during pregnancy and lactation. Experiments on rats show that underfeeding them during pregnancy and lactation results in poor survival, permanent growth stunting, and delayed achievement in physical performance of the progeny. However, giving an adequate diet, especially in terms of protein, to mothers during both pregnancy and lactation results in offsprings with greater neonatal and infant survival rates, normal physical development, and complete physiological performance tasks at earlier ages. In addition, such offsprings are more efficient users of food throughout their life spans, require less food for growth and/or maintenance of body weight, and exhibit superior neuromotor and behavior development. These findings should be incorporated in family planning programs through the implementation of a systematic campaign to improve maternal nutrition. Mothers should be educated on the importance of adequate protein intake during pregnancy and lactation, and protein supplements should be provided to these mothers to ensure protein intake. These educational efforts should be applied particularly in areas where cultural patterns are such that pregnant and lactating mothers who need the most nutrients often get the least. Family planning programs which focus on the positive aspects of education and nutrition rather than the negative aspect of contraception may find greater support from organizations and governments. Family planning should come to mean "fewer babies--but better babies".

journal_name

Ecol Food Nutr

journal_title

Ecology of food and nutrition

authors

Hseuh AM,Hsu SC,Chow LP,Chow BF

doi

10.1080/03670244.1973.9990324

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pub_date

1973-01-01 00:00:00

pages

99-106

issue

eissn

0367-0244

issn

1543-5237

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Maternal nutrition: a positive approach in family planning.