Description
Increasing proportions of women are entering pregnancy overweight (>30%) or obese (20%). Simple lifestyle interventions can prevent weight gain and related complications whilst improving modifiable lifestyle behaviours for improved maternal and infant health. Here, the candidate will adapt and diversify a lifestyle intervention to optimise healthy weight and modifiable lifestyle behaviours across pregnancy and postpartum. Outcomes will include health literacy, adherence to international gestational weight gain recommendations in pregnancy, pregnancy complications (GDM, caesarean rates and neonatal admissions) and postpartum weight retention. Data linkage to pre-existing databases to enhance interpretation of results will also be performed.
Essential criteria:
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords
pregnancy, weight, obesity, healthy lifestyle, diet, physical activity, behaviour, implementation
School
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI)
Available options
PhD/Doctorate
Time commitment
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available
No
Physical location
Monash Centre of Health Research and Implementation
Co-supervisors
Prof
Helena Teede