Health consequences for mother and baby of substantial pre-conception weight loss in obese women

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1092805

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obesity (BMI >30kg/m2) is now very common in women of child-bearing age.There is strong evidence that maternal obesity increases the rate of pregnancy complications, and affects the growth and well-being of the fetus in-utero. This project aims to determine how substantial pre-conception weight loss, achieved using a Very Low Energy Diet (VLED), impacts maternal and neonatal health outcomes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $93,418.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Endocrinology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

neonatal | obesity | pregnancy complications | pregnancy outcome | weight control

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