Obesity can have implications across the reproductive life course. This event will provide an overview of the impact of living with obesity on fertility, pregnancy, postpartum periods, and child health, covering both maternal and paternal obesity. Speakers will share the lived experience of obesity during this time and explore interventions aimed at promoting maternal, paternal and child health.
Programme:
09.00 am – 10.00 am: Registration with tea and coffee
10.00 am – 10.05 am: Welcome
10.05 am – 10.15 am: Opening address
10.15 am – 10.45 am: Professor Nicola Heslehurst, Newcastle University
The impact of obesity before, during and after pregnancy on life course health: the importance of having a health inequalities focus
10.45 am – 10.55 am: John Jordan Patient advocate, Northern Ireland
Lived experience
10.55 am – 11.15 am: Dr Rosie Dawson, South Tees NHS Trust
The ‘LIFT’ intervention tackling preconception lifestyle change from a different angle
11.15 am – 11.35 am: Break
11.35 am – 11.55 am: Professor Sharleen O’Reilly, University College Dublin
Nudging New Habits: Behaviour Change for Healthy Weight Management in Pregnancy and Beyond
11.55 am – 12.15 pm: Professor Michelle McKinley, Queen’s University Belfast
Acceptable and scalable support for weight management after pregnancy: the Supporting MumS (SMS) trial
12.15 pm – 12.45 pm: Questions and answer session
12.45 pm – 12.55 pm: Closing remarks
12.55 pm – 1.00 pm: Close
