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Improving care in pregnancy to address chronic disease risk factors

This project report presents findings from a series of interconnected projects undertaken between January 2020 and April 2023 to understand and inform improvements to antenatal care around preventive health risks including smoking, alcohol consumption and gestational weight gain.
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The projects were undertaken in maternity services in New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania. This report presents each project chronologically, from the exploration and description of guideline recommendations and current prevalence, through to the development and pilot testing of tailored implementation strategies to improve care.

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  • Maternal health pathways

    Resource category: Visuals Visuals
    Date 06 Aug 2020
  • How do we improve preventive health care in pregnancy?

    Resource category: Findings Brief Findings Brief
    Date 21 Sep 2023
Details

DATE 23 Jun 2023

TYPE Reports

Prevention experts

  • Dr Sophie Dilworth

    University of Newcastle
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  • Professor Luke Wolfenden

    University of Newcastle
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  • Professor John Wiggers

    University of Newcastle
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  • Dr Melanie Kingsland

    Hunter New England Local Health District
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  • Emma Doherty

    University of Newcastle
  • Katherine Lofting

    University of Newcastle
  • Belinda Tully

    University of Newcastle

Topics

  • Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs ,
  • Overweight and obesity ,

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.

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The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre is funded by the NHMRC, Australian Government Department of Health, ACT Health, Cancer Council Australia, NSW Ministry of Health, Wellbeing SA, Tasmanian Department of Health, and VicHealth. The Australian Government also contributed through the Medical Research Future Fund. Queensland Health became a financial contributor in 2022. The Prevention Centre is administered by the Sax Institute.

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