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T1 Nutrition education in the midwife consultation room. A cross sectional survey in Spain
A1 Olloqui Mundet, M. Josefa
A1 Cavia Camarero, María del Mar
A1 Alonso de la Torre, Sara
A1 Carrillo Pérez, Celia
K1 Attitudes
K1 Education
K1 Knowledge
K1 Nutrition
K1 Midwives
K1 Spain
K1 Embarazo
K1 Pregnancy
K1 Nutrición
K1 Nutrition
K1 Asistencia sanitaria
K1 Medical care
AB Background: Diet during pregnancy is a key factor in the success of pregnancy. However, several studies have found pregnant women have low adherence to dietary recommendations. The midwife is a key health professional to provide nutrition education for pregnant women. Thus, it is important to know in detail her role in this respect. Aim: To explore how Spanish midwives undertake nutrition education in order to assess the need for specific interventions aimed at improving the health of pregnant women. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive observational study was undertaken using an online questionnaire (466 responses). Findings: Spanish midwives recognise the importance of nutrition in pregnancy and that advising pregnant women in this regard is part of their role. In fact, all community midwives discuss nutrition to pregnant women, although they recognise that they do not feel particularly comfortable in dealing with certain topics, which could be related to a lack of mastery of the subjects. Midwives (56.5 %) rated the nutrition training their received as poor. Conclusion: In order to guarantee the quality in the nutrition education provided by Spanish midwives to promote the health of pregnant women, our results demonstrate the importance of strengthening both the nutrition content of midwives' training programmes and the ongoing support they receive throughout their professional life.
PB Elsevier
SN 0266-6138
YR 2024
FD 2024-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11289
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11289
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 07-may-2026