Expectations May be Too High for Changing Diets of Pregnant Teens

Authors

Holly Alley, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension ServiceFollow
JoAnn McCloud-Harrison, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
Ann V. Peisher, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
John A. Rafter, Georgia Southern University

Volume

33

Issue

1

Abstract

Diets of low-income pregnant teens participating in a nutrition education program were evaluated. Diet improvement is desirable to improve pregnancy outcome. Although test scores indicated knowledge improvement (p<.001), diet recalls did not indicate diet improvement. Perhaps teens need longer than nine months to make diet changes. The benefits of nutrition education might be seen in the long term rather than in an individual pregnancy.

Recommended Citation

Alley, H., McCloud-Harrison, J., Peisher, A. V., & Rafter, J. A. (1995). Expectations May be Too High for Changing Diets of Pregnant Teens. The Journal of Extension, 33(1), Article 9. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol33/iss1/9