School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Newnham 7248, Australia.
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 1, 43-51 Kanooka Grove, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 28;17(3):821. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030821.
Overweight and obesity before, during, and after pregnancy are associated with adverse outcomes for mothers and their offspring. Workplaces have been identified as important settings for improving health and wellbeing. However, the value of workplace interventions for women across the reproductive life stages has yet to be realized. This paper aims to explore the potential of workplaces to facilitate healthy lifestyle behaviors, prevent further weight gain, and devise tailored interventions for working women, specifically during the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods. Workplaces can be used to engage women, including preconception women, who are detached from clinical settings. Potential benefits of workplace health promotion for women and employers include improved employee wellbeing, productivity, and corporate competitiveness. However, workplaces also need to overcome implementation barriers such as activity scheduling and availability. A systems approach may address these barriers. Consequently, designing and implementing workplace health promotion interventions to meet the specific needs of working women of reproductive age will necessitate collaboration with a range of key stakeholders across all stages of intervention design. Given that these women make up a considerable proportion of the workforce, workplaces can help optimize the health status of employees and prevent excess weight gain during the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods.
超重和肥胖症无论是在怀孕前、怀孕期间还是之后，都会对母亲及其后代产生不良影响。工作场所已被确定为改善健康和福祉的重要场所。然而，工作场所干预措施对生殖期女性的价值尚未得到体现。本文旨在探讨工作场所促进健康生活方式行为、防止体重进一步增加的潜力，并为工作女性，特别是在备孕、怀孕和产后期间制定有针对性的干预措施。工作场所可以用来吸引那些与临床环境脱节的备孕女性等女性。工作场所促进女性健康对女性和雇主的潜在好处包括提高员工的幸福感、生产力和企业竞争力。然而，工作场所还需要克服实施障碍，例如活动安排和可用性。系统方法可能会解决这些障碍。因此，设计和实施满足育龄工作女性特定需求的工作场所健康促进干预措施，需要与干预设计的所有阶段的一系列关键利益相关者合作。鉴于这些女性在劳动力中占相当大的比例，工作场所可以帮助优化员工的健康状况，并防止在备孕、怀孕和产后期间体重过度增加。
