Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
Group MLÖ, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, NEO, 141 83 Huddinge, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 17;19(4):2328. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042328.
Eating healthily and being physically active during pregnancy are important for maternal and offspring health. Maternity healthcare is a key arena for health promotion; however, 20% of pregnant women in Sweden are foreign-born, which may reduce reach due to language and cultural barriers. The aims of this study were to explore healthcare professionals' perceptions about (a) promoting health behaviors (i.e., healthy diet, physical activity, and weight gain) among Arabic- and Somali-speaking pregnant women and (b) how a translated version of the previously evaluated Swedish app (HealthyMoms) can be tailored and used as a tool in their clinical work. Healthcare professionals in Swedish maternity care ( = 14) were interviewed. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Healthcare professionals expressed challenges in health promotion work, including cultural and educational aspects and low awareness of health behaviors among women themselves and their social environment. Further, a lack of resources within the clinical practice and a need for cultural awareness among healthcare professionals were highlighted. Finally, it was perceived that a translated app has potential to provide basic and culturally adjusted information, facilitate communication and thus has potential to become a helpful tool in maternity care to support healthy lifestyle behaviors in Arabic- and Somali-speaking pregnant women.
在怀孕期间健康饮食和积极运动对母婴健康都很重要。孕产妇保健是促进健康的重要领域；然而，瑞典 20%的孕妇是外国出生的，这可能会由于语言和文化障碍而减少服务对象的范围。本研究的目的是探讨医护人员对（a）促进阿拉伯语和索马里语孕妇健康行为（即健康饮食、身体活动和体重增加）的看法，以及（b）如何调整以前评估过的瑞典应用程序（HealthyMoms）的翻译版本并将其用作临床工作的工具。对瑞典孕产妇保健中的医护人员（=14 人）进行了访谈。使用归纳主题分析对数据进行了分析。医护人员表示在健康促进工作中存在挑战，包括文化和教育方面，以及妇女自身及其社会环境对健康行为的意识较低。此外，还强调了临床实践中资源的缺乏以及医护人员对文化意识的需求。最后，人们认为翻译后的应用程序具有提供基本的和文化适应性的信息的潜力，可以促进沟通，因此有可能成为孕产妇保健中的一种有用工具，以支持阿拉伯语和索马里语孕妇的健康生活方式行为。
