Paying future mothers to eat better
Filed in archive Pre/Post Natal by Linda Hernestal da Silva on September 10, 2007

The British Government doesn´t seem to think their future moms are eating very well so they are now giving £200 to pregnant women to spend on food. But only after 29 weeks of gestation. The project is called "Health in Pregnancy Grant" and will be a one off payment only.
Women on a poor diet during pregnancy are more likely to have low birthweight babies.
That increases their baby's risk of poor health during childhood and during their adult life.
Read the full article at BBC news.uk
Personally I´m not sure this will work. I think it would be better to offer additional health information. To teach pregnant women about healthy food and give them more advice and examples that they feel are useful and can apply to their lives.
Do you think this will help pregnant women to eat better?
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