Midwives’ perspectives on women's dietary intake during pregnancy: A systems thinking approach
Midwives' perspectives on the drivers of poor prenatal nutritional intake were multifaceted, spanning the personal, environmental and health system levels. Nutrition interventions should consider the health system and service context, along with pregnant women's dietary knowledge and education, access to healthy food, social, cultural, and personal circumstances, and clinical care experience.
Authors
- Laura Alston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-8845)
- Siobhan O’Halloran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2724-6484)
- Alison Margaret Hutchinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-2726)
- Luba Sominsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0674-8824)
- Samantha L. Dawson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-1220)
- Peter Vuillermin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6580-0346)
- Linda P. Sweet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-1186)
- Emily C. Olive (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3366-4204)
- Vidanka Vasilevski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-811X)
- Priya Sunder
- Rachael Cusworth
Institutions
- Barwon Health (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Midwifery
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104396
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- Deakin University
- National Health and Medical Research Council