A study based on a large Norwegian national dataset (683,785 families) has shown that fathers’ characteristics are linked to less or greater use of folic acid supplements by expectant mothers. …
Category: Mother’s diet
An analysis of data from 2726 unmarried, low-income and generally young couples in USA has shown that when fathers are more practically engaged, there is less risk of low birth …
Trials of improved maternal health practice in rural areas of Ethiopia and Kenya explored the effectiveness of counselling women to select someone to remind them to take calcium and iron-folic …
A Brazilian study has found that mothers who have strong family support are less likely to smoke, to drink alcohol and to have a poor diet during pregnancy. Mario Vettore …