Table 8 Possible solutions for maternal nutrition counseling
S. NO. | Solutions | Activities to be done |
|---|---|---|
1 | Institutional | Avail food composition table Avail nutrition counseling guideline Balance the number of professionals and clients/patients Establish separate nutrition counseling unit Combine with counseling units Distribute nutrition messages through personal phones Effective utilization of Media Enhance physicians motivation through trainings Establish free-call centers Include the course in all levels, including specializations Make the agenda priority of the ANC service package Provision of mass-education consistently Recruit and assign nutrition focal person Revised and update curriculum Set minimum-maximum client and time for each client |
2 | Professional | Exercise efficient time management Update timely nutrition information Provide client-specific nutrition counseling Involve partners in the counseling session Avoid communication barriers Tell the mothers about the right sources of information |
3 | Maternal | Educate and empower women Enhance information seeking behavior Refer and recheck the other sources of information Enhance self-pre-conception health assessment |
4 | Community | Create community awareness about maternal nutrition Educate and empower communities Discuss with community and religious leaders |
5 | Nationwide | Enhance gender equality and empower women Enhance the nations’ development and prosperity |