Project DINE: Addressing Disparities in Nutrition and Maternal Mortality and Morbidity through Nutrition and Father Engagement.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
; 35(3S): 62-84, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-39069928
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the outcomes of an intervention (Project DINE) that added nutrition and breastfeeding education to Healthy Start programs in Georgia for a sample of Black expecting parents. Using a community-based participatory approach and a 2 × 2 randomized cluster factorial design, three of six Healthy Start sites were intervention sites. Participants completed the Adult Food and Physical Activity Behavior Questionnaire and a breastfeeding education survey pre- and post-intervention. Paired t-tests determined that there was an improvement in overall self-reported diet quality among the expecting couples (n=61; p = .025). Breastfeeding survey data showed that the percentage of correct answers increased from 78% to 84% (n=89; p=.0009) for all participants. Qualitative data were also collected through open-ended responses on the breastfeeding post-test (n=66) and focus groups with fathers (n=10). This project demonstrates the need for nutrition and breastfeeding education for both expecting parents during pregnancy to improve maternal health.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Black or African American
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Breast Feeding
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Fathers
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Health Care Poor Underserved
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article