Nutritional awareness of pregnant women and the underlying influencing factors

Nutritional awareness is described as having knowledge or understanding of nutrition. It is often related to the ability of an individual to make an accurate estimate of their food intake, which involves comparing their actual nutritional behavior with the recommended food consumption. Nutritional awareness of women during the various phases of pregnancy may vary significantly across countries due to cultural and lifestyle differences. There has been extensive research on nutritional awareness of pregnant women in selected countries or regions; however, relatively few studies have explored it during different stages of pregnancy. To fill this gap, this article reviews the existing literature and draws together insights into the following areas: changes in nutritional awareness during various phases of pregnancy, nutritional awareness of pregnant women and its underlying factors in various nations, and the research methods used to study nutritional awareness of pregnant women.

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Nutritional awareness refers to the knowledge or understanding of nutrition. Pregnant women's nutritional awareness during different stages of pregnancy may vary across countries due to cultural and lifestyle differences. This article reviews the existing literature on changes in nutritional awareness during pregnancy, factors influencing pregnant women's nutritional awareness in different nations, and research methods used to study nutritional awareness.