McKnight A, Merrett J D
Fam Pract. 1986 Jun;3(2):85-91. doi: 10.1093/fampra/3.2.85.
This study highlights the large number of pregnant women in Belfast who fall into the 'at risk' category based on socioeconomic factors and suggests a need for greater emphasis on health education by professionals in both the fields of health and education in order to improve the knowledge and change the attitudes and behaviour of pregnant women; this could play an important part in reducing infant mortality and handicap in our society. The study showed that neither patients nor health care teams see health education as an integral part of antenatal and postnatal care and that little impact has been made in encouraging patients to plan their pregnancies, stop smoking and eat a more balanced diet.
这项研究凸显了贝尔法斯特有大量孕妇因社会经济因素而属于“高危”类别，并表明卫生和教育领域的专业人员需要更加强调健康教育，以提高孕妇的知识水平，改变她们的态度和行为；这在降低我们社会的婴儿死亡率和残疾率方面可以发挥重要作用。研究表明，患者和医疗团队都没有将健康教育视为产前和产后护理的一个组成部分，在鼓励患者计划怀孕、戒烟和饮食更加均衡方面几乎没有取得什么成效。
