title: Myths about nutrition in pregnancy.
abstract: Many women have incorrect knowledge about nutrition in pregnancy owing to false beliefs derived from popular practices. More than 90% of our cohort of pregnant women during early pregnancy (<12 weeks of gestational age) gave at least one incorrect answer to the five questions relative to common myths about nutrition in pregnancy. Education was inversely associated with the percentage of incorrect answers, and the lowest percentage of any mistakes was found in the small number of women who received nutritional information by a dietician. In conclusion, the usual sources of information about nutrition in pregnancy are not adequate to overcome the false beliefs acquired by traditions.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guggino
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barbero
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ponzo
authors.affiliation: b Città della Salute e della Scienza S. Anna Hospital , Turin , Italy.
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Viora
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
authors.forename: Marilena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Durazzo
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medical Sciences , University of Turin , Turin , Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D039401:Prenatal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Dietician; education; myths; nutrition; pregnancy