A Golden Thread approach to transforming Maternal and Child Health in Singapore.

ABSTRACT: Maternal and child health (MCH) in Singapore is entering a new phase, with challenges different to those faced 50 years ago. The advancement of medical technologies and access to MCH resources have led to a dramatic fall in maternal and infant mortality rates. However, there has been a steep rise in the rates of obesity and related metabolic diseases. Alongside this is an emerging mental wellness challenge, with one in ten women experience depression across pre-, during and post-pregnancy. Maternal obesity and mental disorders before and during pregnancy not only increase a woman's risk of pregnancy complications, but also result in increased risks in the offspring of childhood obesity, behavioral disorders and later life metabolic disease, catalyzing vicious cycles of disease. Thus, there

SUBMITTER: Yap F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284894 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature