Dietary intake of mothers who practised traditional confinement during exclusive breastfeeding period

• Main Authors: Abdul Basir, Siti Munirah, Abdul Ghani, Radiah, Ibrahim, Muhammad, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Omar, Muhammad Nor, Mohd Shukri, Nor Azwani
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019
• Subjects: RM216 Diet Therapy. Clinical Nutrition
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/74507/1/2019060311284306_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74507/7/74507_Dietary%20intake%20of%20mothers%20who%20practised%20traditional%20confinement%20during%20exclusive%20breastfeeding%20period_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74507/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019060311284306_MJMHS_June_2019.pdf

Introduction: Nutritional requirements increase during lactation. However, maternal dietary intakes of Malaysian mothers are subjected to restrictions commonly included in traditional postpartum practices. This study aimed to assess the maternal dietary intake status during the recommended six month...