Cardenas J, Gibbs C E, Young E A
J Am Diet Assoc. 1976 Sep;69(3):262-5.
One hundred and thirty-one young Mexican-American women were interviewed and assessed nutritionally at their first obstetrical visit in a city-county hospital. About half had an intake of less than the recommended allowance for one or more nutrients or were frankly anemic, as judged by hemoglobin levels. The majority demonstrated little accurate information concerning foods as sources of nutrients. Considerable confusion was shown in their answers to questions concerning newborn birth weight, diet, and maternal weight gain. The fundamentals of prenatal education regarding nutrition for these patients must begin with foods and their relative values, emphasize the dependence of the fetus on maternal diet, and clarify the relationship of weight gain to obstetrical health. Ideally, such an educational effort should begin in early childhood.
131名年轻的墨西哥裔美国女性在市县医院首次进行产科检查时接受了访谈并进行了营养评估。约有一半的人一种或多种营养素的摄入量低于推荐摄入量，或者根据血红蛋白水平判断为明显贫血。大多数人对食物作为营养来源的准确信息了解甚少。她们在回答有关新生儿出生体重、饮食和孕妇体重增加的问题时表现出相当大的困惑。针对这些患者的产前营养教育必须从食物及其相对价值入手，强调胎儿对母体饮食的依赖，并阐明体重增加与产科健康的关系。理想情况下，这种教育工作应在幼儿期就开始。
