Adjunct Nursing Faculty, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster Campus, Lancaster, PA, USA.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2011 Nov-Dec;36(6):381-6. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e31822f4778.
To obtain baseline data about the food choices of pregnant adolescents, their knowledge about healthy eating, current eating habits, and how they feel they learn best.
A 22-item survey was distributed to pregnant adolescents (n = 49, ages 15-19) who attended a teen-parenting program or prenatal clinic. Descriptive statistics were used for analysis of data.
The pregnant teenagers in this study reported that healthy eating was important to them. They ate three or more meals a day, but their snacks generally consisted of unhealthy food choices. They knew about food nutrition labels but did not always use those labels to make healthy food choices. Most adolescents were interested in exercise and stated that if they had access to a gym or someone to exercise with, they would exercise more often. Study participants reported they learned best by listening to information given to them by personnel in medical offices, clinics, and at school. Adolescents responded that their mothers did most of the grocery shopping and meal preparation.
Nurses are ideally positioned to provide prenatal nutrition education to pregnant adolescents, and to their families as well. Comprehensive nutritional education should focus on helping adolescents increase the amount of dairy products they consume and also on assisting them to interpret nutrition labels.
获取关于孕妇青少年食物选择、健康饮食知识、当前饮食习惯以及他们认为自己最佳学习方式的基本数据。
对参加青少年父母教育计划或产前诊所的孕妇青少年（n=49，年龄 15-19 岁）进行了一项 22 项调查。采用描述性统计方法对数据进行分析。
本研究中的孕妇青少年报告称，健康饮食对他们很重要。他们每天吃三顿或更多餐，但他们的零食通常是不健康的食物选择。他们了解食品营养标签，但并不总是使用这些标签来做出健康的食物选择。大多数青少年对运动感兴趣，并表示如果有健身房或人一起锻炼，他们会更经常锻炼。研究参与者报告说，他们通过听取医务人员、诊所和学校提供的信息来学习效果最佳。青少年们表示，他们的母亲主要负责购买杂货和准备饭菜。
护士是为孕妇青少年及其家人提供产前营养教育的理想人选。全面的营养教育应侧重于帮助青少年增加乳制品的摄入量，并帮助他们解读营养标签。
