Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 17666, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 17666, United Arab Emirates.
Nutrients. 2023 May 23;15(11):2420. doi: 10.3390/nu15112420.
The prevalence of obesity and overweight has been rapidly increasing and is significantly higher among adult females in the Arab States. The aim of the present study was to explore pregnant Emirati women's perception of their weight, their knowledge of the healthy gestational weight gain, and the possible weight-related pregnancy complications. A total of 526 self-administered questionnaires were obtained with a response rate of 72%. The majority (81.8%, = 429) entered pregnancy as overweight or obese. The percentage of pregnant women who underestimated their weight category was 12.1% in normal weight participants, 48.9% in overweight participants, and 73.5% in obese participants ( < 0.001). The overweight and obese participants were 13 times more likely to underestimate their weight status and 3.6 times more likely to correctly select their healthy gestational weight gain. Women's awareness of pregnancy-related complications due to weight varied from 80.3% for diabetes to 44.5% for fetal complications; their awareness of breastfeeding difficulty was the lowest at 2.5%. Moreover, there was a misconception about personal BMI and the appropriate range for gestational weight gain (GWG). Healthy lifestyle counselling urgently needs to be addressed in preventative health programs such as pre-marital and preconception counselling.
肥胖和超重的患病率在阿拉伯国家迅速上升，成年女性的肥胖和超重率明显更高。本研究旨在探讨阿联酋孕妇对自身体重的认知、对健康孕期体重增加的了解，以及可能与体重相关的妊娠并发症。共获得了 526 份自我管理问卷，回复率为 72%。大多数（81.8%，=429）孕妇在怀孕前体重超重或肥胖。在体重正常的参与者中，低估体重类别的孕妇比例为 12.1%，在超重参与者中为 48.9%，在肥胖参与者中为 73.5%（<0.001）。超重和肥胖的孕妇低估体重状况的可能性是体重正常孕妇的 13 倍，正确选择健康孕期体重增加的可能性是体重正常孕妇的 3.6 倍。由于体重导致的妊娠并发症的意识，从糖尿病的 80.3%到胎儿并发症的 44.5%不等；对母乳喂养困难的认识最低，为 2.5%。此外，人们对个人 BMI 和孕期体重增加（GWG）的适当范围存在误解。健康的生活方式咨询迫切需要在预防健康计划中得到解决，如婚前和孕前咨询。
