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【bio-news】女性会将健康隐患传递给女儿
Michelle Pountney, health reporter
October 24, 2006 12:00am
Article from: Herald Sun
WOMEN who smoke during pregnancy may be condemning their daughters to obesity and reproductive health problems in adult life.
New research has found daughters of smokers have bigger waists and are more prone to reproductive health problems than daughters of non-smokers.
The study of more than 700 Adelaide women born from 1973-75 was presented yesterday at the 25th annual scientific meeting of the Fertility Society of Australia.
Of 717 women, 154 were born to mothers who smoked in pregnancy.
"It is already well understood that children of women who smoke in pregnancy tend to be substantially lighter at birth," said Adelaide epidemiologist Dr Michael Davies.
"This was confirmed in our study along with the fact that the daughters of smokers tended to have smaller chest circumferences and there were indications of growth restriction in the womb.
"However, the daughters of smokers seemed to put on more body weight -- around 6kg in adulthood -- and they had bigger waists than their counterparts." They were also more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles.
"Our study showed that smoking by the daughter was unrelated to the irregularity in weight and reproductive wellbeing, so it appears to be related to maternal smoking in particular," Dr Davies said.
A separate study presented at the Sydney meeting found more than half of women who bleed during pregnancy go on to miscarry -- but many wrongly blame themselves for the loss.
About one in five prospective mothers suffers bleeding after normal conception, and more than 50 per cent miscarry.
Dr Devora Lieberman, director of the miscarriage management program at Sydney IVF, said there was nothing a woman could do to cause the bleeding.
"But you'll find women blame themselves and think 'maybe it was my stress levels or maybe it was having sex, or lifting something'," she said.
"There's very little awareness out there about it and unfortunately many doctors and nurses treat this situation as routine without understanding the emotional impact."
The meeting also heard that couples should make lifestyle changes to increase fertility.
Conference organiser Prof Geoff Driscoll said it was important the public understood that lifestyle affected fertility.
Starting a family younger, controlling obesity, exercising regularly and not smoking all improve chances of conceiving.
"It has long been recognised that any deviation from ideal body weight can adversely affect fertility in both males and females," Prof Driscoll said.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20633563-661,00.html 认领了. Women pass on health risks to daughters
女性将健康隐患传递给女儿
WOMEN who smoke during pregnancy may be condemning their daughters to obesity and reproductive health problems in adult life.
女性在怀孕期间吸烟可能使她们的女儿成人后发生肥胖或生殖健康问题。
New research has found daughters of smokers have bigger waists and are more prone to reproductive health problems than daughters of non-smokers.
最新研究发现，如果女性在怀孕期吸烟，她们的女儿腰围更粗，更易患生殖健康疾病。
The study of more than 700 Adelaide women born from 1973-75 was presented yesterday at the 25th annual scientific meeting of the Fertility Society of Australia.
Of 717 women, 154 were born to mothers who smoked in pregnancy.
这一结果发表于澳大利亚生育协会第25届年会。研究人员调查了阿德莱德市1973—1975年出生的717名女性，其中154人的母亲在怀孕期间吸烟。
"It is already well understood that children of women who smoke in pregnancy tend to be substantially lighter at birth," said Adelaide epidemiologist Dr Michael Davies.
"This was confirmed in our study along with the fact that the daughters of smokers tended to have smaller chest circumferences and there were indications of growth restriction in the womb.
"However, the daughters of smokers seemed to put on more body weight -- around 6kg in adulthood -- and they had bigger waists than their counterparts." They were also more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles.
"Our study showed that smoking by the daughter was unrelated to the irregularity in weight and reproductive wellbeing, so it appears to be related to maternal smoking in particular," Dr Davies said.阿德莱德流行病学家Michael Davies博士说：“人们早已知道，女性在怀孕期间吸烟，她们的孩子出生体重会明显低于正常。我们的研究证实了这一点。我们还发现，吸烟女性所生的女儿在出生时胸围较小，同时还有一些宫内发育受限的迹象。不过她们在成年后，比同龄人体重多6公斤左右，腰围更粗，且更容易出现月经不调。这些异常与她们本身吸烟无关，而是她们的母亲在怀孕期间吸烟的后果。”
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