Nutritional knowledge and attitude among pregnant women attending antenatal care of bahri hospital, Sudan

Well-balanced nutrition is one of the best ways to ensure maternal and fetal wellbeing in developed and developing countries. The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional awareness of women represented in their knowledge, attitude, and the dietary practice in order to understand meaning of the importance and constituents of a well-balanced diet during pregnancy. An observational cross sectional study was conducted at the threshold of 2015 at outpatient clinic of obstetrics and gynecology at Bahri Hospital, Sudan. A total of 100 pregnant women responded to the interviewing questionnaire schedule sheet. Result revealed that in spite of the majority of participants (74%) were regularly attending antenatal care, there are 58% of them have a poor level of knowledge about complication of malnutrition during pregnancy. Antenatal care centers are responsible for elevating nutritional awareness and providing advice regarding pregnant women dietary needs.