Nurse Midwifery/WHNP Program, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown University, St. Mary's Hall, Room 252, 3700 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
Curr Diab Rep. 2012 Feb;12(1):60-6. doi: 10.1007/s11892-011-0237-4.
The concept of prenatal flavor learning can be used to motivate women to eat healthy foods. The flavors of the foods in the maternal diet are found in the amniotic fluid swallowed by the fetus, with the fetus developing a preference for those flavors that is shown to persist in infancy. Furthermore, flavor preferences in infancy can persist into childhood and even into adulthood. Thus, the intrauterine environment may have a life-long influence on flavor preferences and healthy eating. This is an empowering concept for a pregnant woman: her baby will develop a preference for what she eats. However, education alone about this concept may not be sufficient to motivate behavior change. The evidence for health promotion strategies demonstrated to be effective in pregnancy is presented here, along with associated implications for prenatal flavor learning and the prevention of obesity and diabetes.
产前味觉学习的概念可以用来激励女性食用健康食品。母亲饮食中的食物味道会出现在胎儿吞咽的羊水，而胎儿会对这些味道产生偏好，这种偏好会持续到婴儿期。此外，婴儿期的口味偏好甚至会持续到儿童期甚至成年期。因此，子宫内环境可能会对口味偏好和健康饮食产生终身影响。对于孕妇来说，这是一个赋权的概念：她的宝宝会对她吃的东西产生偏好。然而，仅仅对这一概念进行教育可能不足以促使行为改变。这里提出了在怀孕期间被证明有效的健康促进策略的证据，以及它们对产前味觉学习和肥胖症和糖尿病预防的影响。
