Dietary behaviours during pregnancy: findings from first-time mothers in southwest Sydney, Australia
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Dietary behaviours during pregnancy: findings from first-time mothers in southwest Sydney, Australia
BACKGROUND Limited prevalence data are available for nutrition related health behaviours during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess dietary behaviours during pregnancy among first-time mothers, and to investigate the relationships between these behaviours and demographic characteristics, so that appropriate dietary intervention strategies for pregnant women can be developed. METHOD An analy...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1479-5868
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-13