Energy requirement for lactating mother during lactating period

Lactation is one of the periods of considerable physiological stress, which calls for additional nutrient requirements. Generally the diet of lactating mother is supplemented with some special foods. Special attention is given to the diet of mothers during lactation with nutritious supplements. In lactation period there is a tremendous need for production of mothers milk and also for recovery from stress during lactation. The usual routine diets of majority of women in rural India have been found nutritionally inadequate in terms of quantity and quality. The study was conducted in Muzaffarnagar district of U.P.