Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period

Background: Food practices throughout the perinatal period have a profound influence on the health and wellbeing of a mother and her child. Following migration, pregnant immigrant women bring with them culturally-situated beliefs about appropriate eating behaviours, while simultaneously encountering...

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Main Authors: Higginbottom, Gina M.A., Vallianatos, Helen, Shankar, Janki, Davey, Christina, Osswald, Barbara
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Published: ClinMed International Library 2016
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author Higginbottom, Gina M.A.
Vallianatos, Helen
Shankar, Janki
Davey, Christina
Osswald, Barbara
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Vallianatos, Helen
Shankar, Janki
Davey, Christina
Osswald, Barbara
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description Background: Food practices throughout the perinatal period have a profound influence on the health and wellbeing of a mother and her child. Following migration, pregnant immigrant women bring with them culturally-situated beliefs about appropriate eating behaviours, while simultaneously encountering new socio-cultural environments that can negatively affect their food choices. Research is needed to inform and improve the provision of culturally appropriate maternal health and nutritional care. Methods: We employed a focused ethnography, photo-voice methods, and photo-assisted interviews to explore and understand South Asian immigrant women’s food choices and practices during the perinatal period and to investigate the intersectionality of these factors in a social context of cultural adaptation and adjustment. Findings: The key themes constructed from the data included (a) general health beliefs, (b) antenatal and postnatal food choices including Ayurvedic medical beliefs, (c) social advice and socio-economic factors.
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spelling nottingham-352522020-05-04T17:35:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35252/ Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period Higginbottom, Gina M.A. Vallianatos, Helen Shankar, Janki Davey, Christina Osswald, Barbara Background: Food practices throughout the perinatal period have a profound influence on the health and wellbeing of a mother and her child. Following migration, pregnant immigrant women bring with them culturally-situated beliefs about appropriate eating behaviours, while simultaneously encountering new socio-cultural environments that can negatively affect their food choices. Research is needed to inform and improve the provision of culturally appropriate maternal health and nutritional care. Methods: We employed a focused ethnography, photo-voice methods, and photo-assisted interviews to explore and understand South Asian immigrant women’s food choices and practices during the perinatal period and to investigate the intersectionality of these factors in a social context of cultural adaptation and adjustment. Findings: The key themes constructed from the data included (a) general health beliefs, (b) antenatal and postnatal food choices including Ayurvedic medical beliefs, (c) social advice and socio-economic factors. ClinMed International Library 2016-02-24 Article PeerReviewed Higginbottom, Gina M.A., Vallianatos, Helen, Shankar, Janki, Davey, Christina and Osswald, Barbara (2016) Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period. International Journal of Women's Health and Wellness, 2 (1). pp. 1-7. Food Practices Immigrant Health Women’s Health Culturally Appropriate South Asian Pregnancy Perinatal Canada http://clinmedjournals.org/articles/ijwhw/international-journal-of-womens-health-and-wellness-ijwhw-2-013.php?jid=ijwhw
spellingShingle Food Practices
Immigrant Health
Women’s Health
Culturally Appropriate
South Asian
Pregnancy
Perinatal
Canada
Higginbottom, Gina M.A.
Vallianatos, Helen
Shankar, Janki
Davey, Christina
Osswald, Barbara
Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period
title Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period
title_full Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period
title_fullStr Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period
title_full_unstemmed Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period
title_short Understanding South Asian Immigrant Women's Food Choices in the Perinatal Period
title_sort understanding south asian immigrant women's food choices in the perinatal period
topic Food Practices
Immigrant Health
Women’s Health
Culturally Appropriate
South Asian
Pregnancy
Perinatal
Canada
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