Although much educational intervention has focused on pregnancy related nutrition and health problems. Such education programs are often not maintained during the postpartum period. Postpartum period received less attention as compared with pregnancy and childbirth
The postpartum period, or puerperium, starts about an hour after the delivery of the placenta and includes the following six weeks [5]. By six weeks after delivery, most of the changes of pregnancy, labor, and delivery have resolved and the body has reverted to the nonpregnant state [5, 6]. The postpartum period is a very special phase in the life of a woman. Her body needs to heal and recover from pregnancy and childbirth. A good postpartum care and well balanced diet during the puerperal period is very important for the health of a woman