| nutritional beliefs among rural nigerian mothers. | at shao, a rural community in nigeria, 730 women were asked to state their awareness of pregnancy symptoms and nutritional beliefs during pregnancy. among the participants, 92.3% mentioned the stoppage of menstruation while 81.9% recognized breast enlargement, 16.2% considered nausea and vomiting, and 5.3% mentioned the darkening of the nipples. specific foods of the protein rich meat group, particularly rabbit oryctolagus capensis was avoided during pregnancy because of sociocultural beliefs. ... | 1988 | 12283006 |