MatriPoshan study among urban pregnant women in Kathmandu, Nepal

In the MatriPoshan study, we examine dietary intake, physical activity, overweight, mental health, and their associations with the risk of pregnancy complications and weight development during and after pregnancy in a cohort of about 500 urban pregnant women in Kathmandu, Nepal. We also analyse socio-cultural traditions and perceptions associated with diet, physical activity and weight development during and after pregnancy in qualitative studies in Kathmandu. For these studies, we interview pregnant women, their husbands and mothers-in-law, and female community health volunteers.

Project group:

Principal Investigator: Tarja Kinnunen; PhD researchers: Prem Basel, Rajan Paudel, Durga Pahari and Sujata Shakya; Supervisors/senior researchers: Professor Amod Poudyal, University lecturer Pirjo Lindfors, Professor Pilvikki Absetz, University lecturer Sari Fröjd, Senior Research Fellow Subas Neupane

EDUCase, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; Central Department of Public Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University; Nepal Health Research Council