Yuregir Ela
Pract Midwife. 2015 May;18(5):22, 24, 26.
Obesity is an issue seen more and more in the media, and is a leading cause of death and health complications worldwide (World Health Organization (WHO) 2014). Antenatally, women are classified as obese or overweight at booking and their midwifery care is altered accordingly, which may lead to further stress. A lot is known about the apparent dangers of obesity but not much is known about the malnourishment of obese pregnant women and the potential harm their diet could be doing to the fetus. The focus needs to be shifted from the dangers of obesity on to the importance of nutrition for both mother and fetus and the role midwives could play in this issue.
肥胖是媒体上越来越常见的一个问题，并且是全球范围内死亡和健康并发症的主要原因（世界卫生组织（WHO），2014年）。在产前，孕妇在登记时被归类为肥胖或超重，其助产护理也会相应改变，这可能会导致更多压力。人们对肥胖的明显危害了解很多，但对于肥胖孕妇的营养不良以及她们的饮食可能对胎儿造成的潜在危害却知之甚少。需要将关注点从肥胖的危害转移到营养对母亲和胎儿的重要性以及助产士在这个问题中可以发挥的作用上。
