Self instructional module on maternal and child nutritional practices

Recently, a lot of attention has been paid relating to the effect of the fetal environment, not only with respect to healthy birth outcomes, but also on long-term health outcomes, including its role as an antecedent to adult diseases. A major gap in our understanding of these relationships however, is the effect of maternal nutrition and nutrient transport on healthy fetal growth and development. In addition, this gap precludes evidence based recommendation regarding the best feed for pre term infants. This study reveals that the self instructional module was quite effective in promoting nutritional practices among antenatal mothers.