Central Queensland University, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Australia.
Central Queensland University, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Australia.
Women Birth. 2020 Feb;33(1):35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.12.007. Epub 2019 Mar 22.
Most pregnant women report using the internet to source health information during pregnancy. However, little is known about the information presented on the internet and whether it is consistent with current evidence-based guidelines.
Pregnancy is considered a risk period for women as it is associated with poorer health behaviours including an inadequate diet, decreased physical activity and reduced sleep. As a result, pregnant women and their unborn child are at a greater risk of adverse health outcomes.
The purpose of this study was to review pregnancy related information about nutrition, physical activity and sleep provided on Australian government and leading industry body websites, and to compare this information to current evidence-based guidelines.
A systematic online search was conducted to identify Australian Government, and leading industry websites that provided information on nutrition, physical activity, or sleep during pregnancy. The content of each website was reviewed and compared against current nutrition, physical activity and sleep guidelines.
27 government and leading industry websites were included in this study. 18 websites included nutritional information, none of which aligned 100% with guidelines. Nine websites included physical activity information, only one of which was 100% in accordance with guidelines. Two websites included information on sleep during pregnancy, however neither were in accordance with guidelines.
Women are accessing information via the internet that is not in accordance with current evidence-based guidelines. These results call to attention the need for government and leading industry websites to review and update their website information in accordance with current evidence-based guidelines.
大多数孕妇在怀孕期间会上网搜索健康信息。然而，目前人们对互联网上呈现的信息知之甚少，也不知道这些信息是否与当前基于证据的指南一致。
怀孕被认为是女性的一个风险期，因为它与较差的健康行为有关，包括饮食不当、体力活动减少和睡眠减少。因此，孕妇及其未出生的孩子面临更糟糕的健康结果的风险更大。
本研究旨在审查澳大利亚政府和主要行业机构网站上提供的与营养、体力活动和睡眠相关的妊娠信息，并将这些信息与当前基于证据的指南进行比较。
进行了系统的在线搜索，以确定提供怀孕期间营养、体力活动或睡眠信息的澳大利亚政府和主要行业网站。对每个网站的内容进行了审查，并与当前的营养、体力活动和睡眠指南进行了比较。
本研究纳入了 27 个政府和主要行业网站。18 个网站包含营养信息，但没有一个与指南完全一致。9 个网站包含体力活动信息，只有一个完全符合指南。两个网站提供了关于怀孕期间睡眠的信息，但都不符合指南。
女性正在通过互联网获取不符合当前基于证据的指南的信息。这些结果提醒政府和主要行业网站需要根据当前基于证据的指南审查和更新其网站信息。
