Nutrition Counselling

To assist mothers in giving birth to healthy children, the MDD offers nutritional and moral support.

Each year, our dietitians help 1,500 to 2,000 pregnant women using our counselling approach, the "Higgins Method"©, so that BABY IS WELL-NOURISHED BEFORE BIRTH !

Each future mother consults with her dietitian four to eight times during her pregnancy. Throughout counselling, mothers receive a daily supplement, consisting of: one litre of milk, one egg, one vitamin and mineral supplement and one tablespoon of ground flax seeds. To learn more about the "Higgins Method"©, refer to "A Beacon of Hope" by Renée Rowan.

A MDD dietitian with a mother-to-be.

The evidence that this service produces good results is found in the fact that 4,5% or less of MDD babies have a low birth weight, whereas the rate in the low-income populations of Quebec is approximately 12%. This is a remarkable achievement ! Our results over the years confirm the effectiveness of the "Higgins method"©, also proven repeatedly by research.

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