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From: `Whose Shoes?` Can an educational board game engage Ugandan men in pregnancy and childbirth?

Diet during pregnancy

Changing the culture

Which place?

 • When a pregnant woman has a balanced diet, it helps the proper development of the unborn child and also keeps her from sickness.

 • A balanced diet includes fruits, vegetables, meat and grain foods.

 • My mother told me that she was forced to give birth at home. She lost so much blood that she almost died.

 • Which cultural norms prevent pregnant women from giving birth in a health facility?

 • Women seldom know that they have a right to choose where they wish to give birth.

 • How can men be of help to their pregnant wives?