@article{fdi:010068236,
  title = {{C}oncerns, attitudes, beliefs and information seeking practices with respect to nutrition-related issues : a qualitative study in {F}rench pregnant women},
  author = {{B}ianchi, {C}. {M}. and {H}uneau, {J}. {F}. and {L}e {G}off, {G}. and {V}erger, {E}ric and {M}ariotti, {F}. and {G}urviez, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {F}rom a life course perspective, pregnancy leads to a rise in nutrition awareness and an increase in information flow in favour of adopting healthier eating behaviours. {T}his qualitative study was designed to better understand the determinants of eating behaviours in {F}rench pregnant women by focusing on their concerns, attitudes and beliefs and their nutrition-related information seeking practices. {M}ethods: {S}even focus groups were conducted, involving a total of 40 {F}rench pregnant women. {A}n inductive thematic approach, adapted from the grounded theory, was adopted to analyse the data. {T}wo major themes were identified: eating behaviour and nutrition-related information behaviour. {R}esults: {T}he eating behaviour theme was divided into four sub-themes using the attribution theory. {T}hree external causes affected the eating behaviour of pregnant women (food restrictions, physiological changes and weight gain), and led to frustration and a perceived loss of control. {B}y contrast the adoption of a healthier diet was perceived as internal by pregnant women, and resulted in self-fulfilment and empowerment regarding the health and the well-being of their baby and themselves, and their weight gain management. {G}reater attention was paid to nutrition-related information obtained from healthcare providers, the social environment and the mass media. {I}nformation was passively absorbed or actively sought by pregnant women, but most was perceived as contradictory, which led to confusion. {C}onclusion: {P}regnancy is accompanied by a rise in nutrition awareness, substantiated by eating behaviour modifications due to external and internal causes. {H}owever, conflicts between and within information sources result in confusion that can limit the adoption of healthier eating behaviour.},
  keywords = {{P}regnancy ; {M}aternal nutrition ; {Q}ualitative methods ; {E}ating behaviour ; {D}ietary modifications ; {I}nformation behaviour ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{BMC} {P}regnancy and {C}hildbirth},
  volume = {16},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 306 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {1471-2393},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1186/s12884-016-1078-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068236},
}