孕期媽媽要注意 超重會影響嬰兒壽命!

Women who are overweight before becoming pregnant could take years off their baby's life.

女性在懷孕之前體重超標會折損寶寶的壽命。

Almost a third of women of child-bearing age are obese or overweight, and their waistlines expand.

幾乎三分之一的女性在懷寶寶的時候會變得肥胖，腰圍也會增大。

A study now shows every point increase in a mother's BMI from a healthy level before they fall pregnant can cut the equivalent of 18 months off their child's life expectancy.

當前一項研究表明，在懷孕之前，媽媽的身體質量指數每高出健康水平的一個基點，寶寶的壽命都會相應地折損18個月。

The most obese women could rob their baby of 17 years of life, though some time can be regained if they grow up with a healthy lifestyle.

最胖的女性能夠奪走寶寶17年的壽命，雖然如果他們在成長時有着健康的生活方式，部分時間還是能夠彌補回來。

The study is published in the journal BMC Medicine and lead author Professor Tim Nawrot said: 'Our results further proves that high maternal BMI impacts foetal development, which could lead to some diseases, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.'

這項研究發表在《生物醫學中心醫學》期刊上，首席作者蒂姆·納夫羅特教授表示：“我們的研究結果進一步證明，母親較高的身體質量指數能夠影響胎兒發育，這會導致一些疾病，例如心臟病和二型糖尿病。”

'The public health impact of our findings is considerable as in affluent societies about 30 per cent of women of reproductive age are overweight.'

“我們的研究對公共衛生影響還是相當大的，因爲生活在富裕的社會當中，約有30%的產齡女性體重超標。”