A study exploring midwives' education in, knowledge of and attitudes to nutrition in pregnancy.
Midwifery
; 11(1): 37-41, 1995 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7731375
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to explore midwives' education in, knowledge of and attitudes to nutrition in pregnancy.DESIGN:
survey using questionnaire and interview schedule.PARTICIPANTS:
a randomly selected sample of 77 Registered Midwives.SETTING:
one English regional health authority. MEASUREMENTS ANDFINDINGS:
qualitative and quantitative data collection methods. Midwife teachers were responsible for 95% of teaching in nutrition. 86% of midwives had received no education in nutrition following qualification. 46% of midwives achieved a poor score in nutrition knowledge. Considerable numbers of midwives felt unprepared to offer dietary advice to women from ethnic minority groups (36%), vegetarians (66%) and to women with pre-existing medical conditions (41%). KEYCONCLUSION:
midwives require more education in nutrition both during basic education and following qualification. IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION PRACTICE nutritional issues should be included in continuing education programmes available to qualified midwives.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gravidez
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Enfermeiros Obstétricos
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Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article