@article{Siddiqui_Nigam_Saif Anees_Midha_2022, title={Effect of Prenatal Dietary Pattern on Maternal Anemia and Low Birth Weight in Rural Areas of Kanpur}, volume={34}, url={https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/2415}, DOI={10.47203/IJCH.2022.v34i04.010}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>: In India, the dietary pattern of women from low socioeconomic status are almost same during pre-pregnant, pregnant and lactating periods. Additional foods are required to improve weight gain in pregnancy and birth weight of infants. <strong>Aim & Objective</strong>: To identify the impact of prenatal dietary pattern on maternal anemia and low birth weight in rural areas of Kanpur Nagar. <strong>Methods</strong>: This study was a cross sectional study conducted amongst mothers who recently delivered (RDW) in rural blocks of District Kanpur Nagar. Data was collected by interviewing study subjects using a semi-structured interview schedule after applying multistage random sampling technique. <strong>Results</strong>: Out of 102 women studied, 39.2% women had consumed >90 IFA tablets, 49.1% of mothers had practiced MMF and 47.1% of women practiced MDD during their prenatal period and 40.1% babies of current pregnancy were born as LBW. IFA consumption during pregnancy was significantly associated with maternal anemia. MMF during pregnancy was significantly associated with LBW. <strong>Conclusions</strong>: In our study it was found that IFA consumption, MMF and MDD during antenatal is a key preventive measure to reduce anemia status in pregnant females and birth weight of baby during prenatal period.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Siddiqui, Ahmad Arif and Nigam, Seema and Saif Anees and Midha, Tanu}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={506–510} }