The weight gain of pregnant mothers almost always exceeds the international standard of 25 pounds. Excess nutrition makes many pregnant mothers become \”sugar mommies\”.
Ms. Zhou, 30, has had a good appetite since she became pregnant. Her appetite went from one bowl per meal to two and a half bowls per meal, and she often complained of being hungry. She had a check-up when she was 7 months pregnant and found that she had gained 35 pounds. The doctor reminded her to control her diet, but she didn\’t take it seriously. One month later, her weight increased by 45 pounds, her blood sugar was 10.5mmol/l, far exceeding the standard value of 7.8mmol/l, and she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.
According to experts, the international standard for weight gain during pregnancy is within 25 pounds, but currently very few pregnant mothers can control their weight within this range in hospital outpatient clinics. This phenomenon has Chinese characteristics and is not unrelated to the traditional Chinese concept of child care.
According to experts, an overly nutritious and overweight diet can easily lead to gestational diabetes. It can cause high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and preeclampsia in pregnant women. For the fetus, gestational diabetes can lead to miscarriage, intrauterine growth retardation, malformations, macrosomia, and various neonatal complications. Moreover, sugar mothers and their children are more likely to suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in the future than ordinary people. Director Cao recommends that expectant mothers undergo sugar screening at 24-28 weeks of pregnancy; pregnant women over 35 years old, obese, with a family history of diabetes, and a history of adverse pregnancy are high-risk groups and need early screening.