The Ghanaian Woman's Guide to Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

Product Description

This book is an impressively comprehensive yet exceptionally user-friendly and thoughtful nutrition guide to eating well, staying fit before, during and after pregnancy.

The authors have compiled the most recent scientific evidence about pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and post pregnancy and translated it into a fun, easy–to–read book. This book offers practical, safe and easy–to– follow guidelines that is sure to help inform and inspire women contemplating the journey of pregnancy and motherhood. 

The authors provide evidence–based answers to women′s most frequently asked questions about:

• How to plan a healthy pregnancy 
• Basics of nutrition - the different nutrients required by women and their developing babies, functions of these nutrients and their sources 
• Weight matters and supplements
• Management of common pregnancy challenges such as morning sickness, pica, constipation, heartburns and swollen feet 
• Exercise routines and proper posture in pregnancy and 
• Planning healthy Ghanaian menu and recipes 

Review

''Pregnancy is a critical stage in the lives of women and one can simply not afford to go through without evidence-based knowledge. I will therefore highly recommend this book not only to pregnant women but also to those preparing for pregnancy.'' 

-- Mrs Sophia Ametefe, Dietitian 

 ''As a professional dietitian and a mother, I recommend this book as yet one of the best easy to read, practical and tailored documentations on health and nutrition for preconception, pregnancy and the early postpartum period. A must-have for yourself, sister, relative or neighbour.'' 

-- Justine B. Coomson, Mother and Public Health Professional

Authors 

Asare Emmanuel Domfeh, RD, PhD

Dr. A E Domfeh is a specialist in maternal and infant nutrition. He is a graduate of University of Ghana and King's College London, UK. He has served as a dietician at Ridge Hospital, Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital and the Volta River Authority Clinic in Accra, Ghana. He also worked with the 37 Military Hospital, Ghana, as a dietician and as an instructor for students on clinical placement. Emmanuel has also served as a community nutrition officer for the World Food Programme and with UNICEF Ghana, where he was involved in projects aimed at improving maternal and child nutrition. 

 Matilda Asante, RD, PhD

 Matilda Asante is a registered dietician and a senior lecturer in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is actively involved in several areas of research on dietary intakes and their impact on health with a focus on cardiovascular disease risk factors.  Her research team is also involved in programmes that empower people with skills and knowledge needed to make healthy food choices to prevent or minimise unhealthy eating practices and the chronic health problems it triggers.

 Alice Koryo-Dabrah, RD, MPhil

Alice Koryo-Dabrah is a lecturer at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, UHAS, Ho, Ghana. She also worked as a dietetic intern at the Ridge, Princess Marie Louise, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospitals. She has also worked as a community nutrition consultant  for the USAID. She has also participated in a number of healthy eating drive in communities and through the media. Ms. Koryo-Dabrah’s research interest is in the area of child and maternal nutrition, nutrition in infectious disease, nutrition and diet related diseases and recipe development.  She is currently a PhD candidate at the Nutrition Department at University of Ghana.