The ten-year retrospect of nutrition and health status of pregnant women in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2018.01.019
- VernacularTitle: 中国孕妇营养与健康状况十年回顾
- Author:
Caixia DONG
1
;
Shian YIN
Author Information
1. Institute of Non-communicable Chronic Diseases, Gansu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lanzhou 730000, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Nutritional status;
Pregnant women;
Health status;
Pregnancy complications
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;52(1):94-100
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Improvement of the nutrition and health status of pregnant women should be one of the top priority strategies of improving the physical fitness of next generation and reserve of talented person for national sustainable development. This paper reviews the nutrition and health status of pregnant women in China over the recent ten years and discusses the underlying factors and changing trends. The most popular nutrition-related problem is dietary imbalance, and many micronutrient intakes are lower than the recommended dietary intakes or adequate intakes, and some of nutrient intakes are still at a very low level for a long time such as vitamin D and calcium. The nutrition-related health problems are mainly anemia, vitamin D and vitamin A deficiencies; iodine intake is not in optimal state with a large proportion of inadequate and individual cases facing excessive intake risk. Overweight and obesity, pregnancy complications such as gastrocnemius muscle spasms, pregnancy hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes were prevalent among pregnant women. We should address both malnutrition and nutrition imbalance in the same time in order to improve the nutrition and health status of pregnant women, by developing and implementing relevant laws and regulations, giving higher attention to pregnant women with advanced age, which in turns prevent a variety of micronutrient deficiencies, reduce adverse pregnant outcomes, and improve nutrition and health status of maternal and child.
