These results raised the question as to whether increased nutrition awarenessis mainly temporary in character and diminishes as soon as the pregnancy has ended, or whether it can have longer lasting effects that extend beyond the pregnancy. In the literature, this phenomenon has been
introduced as the ‘life course perspective’, which means that certain special events in life may have a long-term impact on health and health behaviour in later periods of the life course
[4]. If preconception and pregnancy are such an influential period in a woman’s life, these events could possibly provide a window of opportunities for the promotion of healthy nutrition.