Perinatal social nutrition is focused on addressing the factors which affect nutrition and health by providing transdisciplinary perinatal services for pregnant individuals and communities. This approach aims to reduce health inequalities, primarily in nutritional status, among families living in precarious situations during the perinatal period.
Perinatal social nutrition is a transdisciplinary approach which promotes client-centered care. This approach aims to enable the mother to achieve a diet which meets her, and her baby’s needs throughout the pregnancy and during the first months of her infant’s life.
... Lire plusThrough a detailed assessment of nutritional status, psychosocial factors, and other pertinent elements which influence the client's living conditions, we can offer tailored support and referral to promote improved health and well-being.
Our approach is recognized for its impact on:
Reducing rates of pregnancy-related complications
Increasing parental self-efficacy
Decreasing premature birth rates
Increasing the rates of initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding
Perinatal social nutrition is derived from The Higgins Method which originates in the 1960s. The Higgins Method inspired the creation of both the Olo Program and the Canadian Perinatal Nutrition Program (CPNP). Over time, Alima refined and enhanced its approach, evolving into a more comprehensive model, perinatal social nutrition, in practice today.
In addition to its perinatal social nutrition services, Alima leads two projects: the Nutritious and Affordable Food Basket (NAFB) and Nourrir la vie. Through these projects, Alima generates and disseminates knowledge to promote access to healthy eating for all families.