调查:肥胖妇女所接受的产科服务“不够好”
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Maternity1 services for obese2 women are not good enough and may be putting mothers-to-be at risk, experts warn.

专家警告,对于肥胖妇女的产科服务做的不够好,可能使这些准妈妈们处于危险之中。

New guidelines are being issued to the NHS
New guidelines are being issued to the NHS

The Centre for Maternal3 and Child Enquiries said units were short of basic equipment like extra-wide operating tables and beds.

Its poll of UK services also showed obese pregnant women were not getting the right advice and assessments4(评定,估价) .

A Department of Health spokeswoman said the UK remained "one of the safest countries in the world to have a baby".

The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries, an independent research group which is partly funded by the NHS, said it had teamed up with(与……合作) doctors to issue new guidelines to the NHS on treating obese mothers-to-be

These cover issues such as what assessments, support and advice should be given to the women.

It has also asked services to ensure they have clear policies and the right resources in place.

Obese mothers-to-be are at higher risk of a wide variety of complications, including stillbirths(死产) , diabetes5 and pre-eclampsia(惊厥) .

They are also more likely to need caesareans(剖腹产) and should therefore have assessments during pregnancy6 to see what special arrangements may have to be put in place.

But the survey, which gathered information from 320 maternity units as well as a range of other midwife(助产士) and obstetric(产科的,生产的) services that come into contact with pregnant women, showed only half of places always offered these assessments.

Only a third gave specific diet advice while 60% of maternity units did not have central records of what equipment they had available.

And nearly half did not have official policies and guidelines for treating obese patients, the group said.

Rising rates

The findings come amid rising rates of obesity7 in pregnancy. One in five mothers-to-be are obese - double the proportion from a decade ago.

Lead researcher Dr Jo Modder said the current standard of services could "potentially be putting women at risk".

She added: "Obesity has gone up so fast that services are struggling to keep up. I think services could be improved to provide more appropriate care."

Professor Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which helped draw up the guidelines, agreed the NHS needed to do more.

But he added obese women also needed support to be encouraged to lead healthier lives before becoming pregnant.

"The long-term challenge is behavioural."

Professor Cathy Warwick, of the Royal College of Midwives, said: "NHS trusts should be looking at what works and learning from each other to ensure the highest standards of care are available."

The Department of Health spokeswoman said: "It's vital that obese pregnant women are able to receive specialist advice, support and risk management throughout their pregnancy."

But she stressed that the UK was one of the safest nations in which a woman could give birth.



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1 maternity kjbyx     
n.母性,母道,妇产科病房;adj.孕妇的,母性的
参考例句:
  • Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
  • Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。
2 obese uvIya     
adj.过度肥胖的,肥大的
参考例句:
  • The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了,不能算是健康。
  • Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
3 maternal 57Azi     
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的
参考例句:
  • He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
  • The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。
4 assessments 7d0657785d6e5832f8576c61c78262ef     
n.评估( assessment的名词复数 );评价;(应偿付金额的)估定;(为征税对财产所作的)估价
参考例句:
  • He was shrewd in his personal assessments. 他总能对人作出精明的评价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Surveys show about two-thirds use such assessments, while half employ personality tests. 调查表明,约有三分之二的公司采用了这种测评;而一半的公司则采用工作人员个人品质测试。 来自百科语句
5 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
6 pregnancy lPwxP     
n.怀孕,怀孕期
参考例句:
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
  • Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
7 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖,肥大
参考例句:
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
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