title: The midwife as a counselor on nutrition.
abstract: Amid divided opinion among professionals about the effect of nutrition on the outcome of pregnancy, one indisputable fact which emerges is that a good diet is essential during pregnancy and lactation. The role of the midwife in counseling and educating pregnant women on their own and their babies' nutritional need is discussed.
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007774:Lactation; D008880:Midwifery; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy