Research themes and projects at the Centre for Womens Health, Gender and Society
Project title
Fighting obesity from conception – a randomised controlled trial
Major research theme
Other themes
Investigators
- A/Prof Jane Fisher, CWHGS, School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne
- Prof Julie Quinlivan, Faculty of Medicine, Notre Dame University
Funding
- Telstra Community Development Fund. 2004 – 2005, $150,000
Summary
This trial is testing whether antenatal care provided by a multidisciplinary team (which includes a clinical psychologist and a dietician as well as an obstetrician/gynaecologist and midwives) is superior to standard antenatal clinic care in reducing adverse perinatal outcome associated with antenatal obesity. The clinical trial is being conducted at Sunshine Hospital.