Objectives Culturally determined restrictive postpartum diets are common in Lao PDR,
placing lactating women and breastfed infants at high risk of micronutrient deficiencies. The …

Culturally determined food restrictions are common among pregnant and postpartum
women in Asia. This study aimed to describe perinatal dietary restrictions, factors associated …

Access to and utilisation of antenatal care (ANC) is important for optimising health and
nutrition during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess adherence to and factors associated …

Highly restrictive, deeply rooted traditional diets are common among postpartum women in
Laos, with some women limiting their diet to just rice and salt after delivery (1, 2). Animal …

Results: Contrasting with a high antenatal care attendance (91%) and delivery under health
professional supervision (72%), a high prevalence of traditional practices was found …

Background: Up-to-date dietary data are required to understand the diverse nutritional
challenges of pregnant women living in low-middle income countries (LMIC). To that end …

Objectives Micronutrient deficiencies, in southeast Asia (SE Asia), remain a public health
challenge. We evaluated whether promoting the consumption of locally available nutritious …

Background Micronutrient intake is critical for fetal development and positive pregnancy
outcomes. Little is known about the adequacy of micronutrient intake in pregnant African …

In two remote northern provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, provincial and
district teams were trained and subsequently conducted a qualitative study using a …

Dietary nutrient intakes of 91 Cambodian, 37 Laotian, and 59 Vietnamese low-income
pregnant women attending a university teaching hospital outpatient clinic in Southern …