Health Coaching Intervention to Prevent Excessive Gestational Weight Gain

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1018000

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Excessive weight gain in pregnancy places women at a greater risk for the development of overweight and obesity. This study responds to the urgent need to design effective interventions to prevent excessive weight gain in pregnancy. A health coaching intervention has been designed to address this need, and its effectiveness will be evaluated in a randomised controlled trial with first time pregnant women.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $98,507.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

body image | pregnancy | weight control

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