Pakistan Journal of Nutrition1680-51941994-7984Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjn.2014.7.11AkeredoluI.A. OsisanyaJ.O. OkaforJ.C. Seriki-MosadolorunJ. 12014131This study determined the impact of hospital-based nutrition education on pregnancy
outcomes of women in Lagos state. The cross-sectional study was conducted among
100 pregnant women (18-45 years) selected from two general hospital s in Lagos
state. The subjects were randomly assigned to either Intervention (I) or Control
(C) group in both urban and rural areas. Descriptive and inferential statistics
were used for analysis. The results revealed that only 46% of pregnant women
registered for ante-natal care in the first trimester. There was also improvement
in the nutritional knowledge test score obtained at the fifth visit. Only 6%
of the women who received nutrition education had stillbirths. 24% of the babies
of the control group had low birth weights (<2.5kg) while 12% of those who
received nutrition education had high birth weights (>4.0kg), the number
(64%) of babies with normal weight was significantly (p<0.05) related to
the time of maternal registration at the ante-natal clinic. There was a significant
difference (p<001) between the birth weights of children in the control group
and the intervention group. There was also a significant difference (p>002)
between the nutrition knowledge test score of the respondents in the control
and the intervention group. Frequent Continuing Education should be given to
women of child bearing-age to increase more positive pregnancy outcomes.]]>Addai, I.,199827380Fuentes-Afflick, E. and N.A. Hessol,200095383390Girard, A.W. and O. Olude,201226191204Hermann, J., G. Williams and D. Hunt,20012001King, J.C.,20031331732S1736SLiu, N., L. Mao, X. Sun, L. Liu, P. Yao and B. Chen,20092009Okolocha, C., J. Chiwuzie, S. Braimoh, J. Unuigbe and P. Olumeko,199852293297Ransom, E. and N.V. Yinger,20022002Story, M. and J. Alton,199530142151Strauss, R.S. and W.H. Dietz,1999129988993WHO,20002000Zhu, B.P., R.T. Rolfs, B.E. Nangle and J.M. Horan,1999340589594Zhu, B.P., K.M. Haines, T. Le, K. McGrath-Miller and M.L. Boulton,200118514031410