流感疫苗助长出生体重(2/2)

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研究发现婴儿出生时的体重会影响其成年后的身体状况，而怀孕的母亲患流感会导致婴儿体重减轻。
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Mark Steinhoff
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
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翻译：西碧儿的琴
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答疑：jackmgheartSteinhoff says it's well-established that lower birth weights can have a lifetime impact.
"If there is a decreased birth weight in an otherwise healthy baby, the more it is decreased, the more likely that infant, as an adult, is likely to have conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease."
Steinhoff says he and his colleagues were the first to identify this link between flu vaccination and birth weight, but four other studies have since come up with the same findings. Still, exactly why a mother sick with flu should have a smaller baby is unclear.
"But in general terms, if the pregnant woman is sick with flu -- that's an illness of a week, maybe eight days, ten days -- the baby doesn't grow as well during that time and may end up being born slightly less well-nourished."
Mark Steinhoff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital stresses that the influenza vaccine is safe for mother and baby, and is one of the few vaccines that a pregnant woman can take that will protect both her and her baby.史迪霍夫说，已经确认出生体重偏轻的影响是伴随终身的。
“如果出生体重与健康婴儿体重相比偏轻，那么它体重越轻，婴儿长大成年时越有可能患上肥胖症，糖尿病和心脏病。”
史迪霍夫说是他和他的同事最早发现流感疫苗和出生体重之间的联系，但是之后另外四个研究也提出了相同的结论。不过，究竟为什么得了流感的母亲会生出更小的婴儿仍然不得而知。   
“但是总的来说，如果孕妇患上流感——那是长达一周或是可能长达八天十天的疾病——那么婴儿在那段时期就不会健康的生长以至于出生时会有一些营养不良。”
辛辛那提儿童医院的马克史迪霍夫强调说注射流行性感冒疫苗对于母亲和孩子都是安全的，而且是少数几个孕妇可以接种的并且能同时保护母子平安的疫苗之一。