Maternal dietary pattern plays a crucial role in determining pregnancy and birth outcomes, especially among those mothers that are economically underprivileged and are more vulnerable to insufficient nutrition. Because of the increased physiological demands of gestation, pregnant women are especially susceptible to various nutritional deficiencies. Iron, folate, calcium, iodine, and vitamin B12 deficiencies are frequently caused by inadequate dietary intake, particularly in women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This study highlights the relationship between maternal nutrition during pregnancy and birth outcomes such as low birth weight, preterm delivery, small for gestational age, increased risk of diseases, and child mortality. Several previously done studies have revealed that poor maternal diet significantly increases the risk of complications during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes. Socioeconomic constraints, food insufficiency, and restricted nutritional awareness remarkably affects the health status of low-income mothers.
maternal diet, birth outcomes, pregnancy nutrition, iron, folate, calcium, deficiencies, anaemia, low birth weight, fetal death.
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