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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| author | Higginbottom, Gina M.A. 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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