Positive effects of preconception care are pivotal as the right start for pregnancy begins well before the conception itself
What, when, and how much we eat is an important roadmap of our health. This becomes more important during pregnancy when the health of a pregnant woman and that of her growing baby inside the womb are at stake. Nutrition at this stage has a generational impact. In India, 26.8 per cent of women (20-24 years) marry before 18 years and 8 per cent of girls get pregnant when they are adolescents. Leading to this, 22.9 per cent of women in India enter pregnancy as underweight (Body Mass Index<18.5). An average weight gain in pregnancy is about 7 kg only. Around 58 per cent of pregnant women are anaemic in India. (Data source: NFHS-4 2015-16, SRS 2016 & 2017, SRS 2016-18, CNNS 2016) Read More…
