The Centre of Research Excellence in Health in Preconception and Pregnancy (CRE HiPP) was founded to address a critical need: improving health outcomes for women and their babies before and during pregnancy. Led by Professor Helen Skouteris and funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council, CRE HiPP focused on systemic change—creating evidence-based solutions at healthcare and societal levels, …
To a crowd of attentive early and mid-career researchers, Ahlia Griffiths and Tim Moss shared their journey of setting up a lived experience expert network. Ahlia, a Lived Experience Coordinator in Monash University’s Health and Social Care Unit, was tasked with the job of finding and bringing together parents and carers of children aged 0-17, to provide researchers with real …
An inspiring line up of early and mid-career researchers and lived experience experts took centre stage this week for the annual Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum EMR-C (HiPPP EMR-C) conference. A joint event with Early Promotion of Optimal Child Growth (EPOCH-Connect) this year, the two-day conference, Unified Frontiers in Parental and Early Childhood Health: Integrating Consumer and Community Involvement, …
Early-life habits and family wellbeing were in the spotlight for this year’s first HiPPP EMR-C ANZ Showcase. Partnering with the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood Early and Mid-Career Researcher Connection (EPOCH-Connect) the joint showcase, featured presentations by Dr Susan Paudel, PhD candidate Abhigale D’Cruz and Dr Eloise Litterbach, all from Deakin University, with a focus on physical activity, sleep, …
A fundamental shift in the delivery of maternity care to ensure it is free from weight stigma is the ambitious goal of Dr Briony Hill’s latest grant. Dr Hill, co-founder of the Body Positive Birth Alliance, was awarded a five-year NHMRC Investigator Grant, due to begin in 2026, to investigate and implement methods that address weight stigma from maternity care …
A record number of early and mid-career researchers enthusiastically joined the fifth annual Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum EMR-C (HiPPP EMR-C) Conference last week, held in Sydney. Coming together both in-person and online, the energy and passion for their chosen field was evident in the rigorous discussions held between presentations and in the engaging comments and questions for those …
The value of building and nurturing research connections was one of the key takeaways at the HiPPP EMR-C‘s April Showcase. The session featured three of last year’s HiPPP EMR-C International Award winners, Ms Seonad Madden, Dr Siew Lim and Dr Jenna Hollis, whose passion and enthusiasm for their chosen fields shone through in their presentations. First to present was Ms …
In 2023, four early and mid-career researchers were celebrated for their exceptional work in the annual Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Early and Mid-career Researcher Collective (HiPPP EMR-C) International Awards. The awards align with the HiPPP EMR-C purpose of creating opportunities for members to build capacity, form collaborations, transcend discipline and sector-based silos, and generate impact across research, policy …
In 2023, four early and mid-career researchers were celebrated for their exceptional work in the annual Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Early and Mid-career Researcher Collective (HiPPP EMR-C) International Awards. The awards align with the HiPPP EMR-C purpose of creating opportunities for members to build capacity, form collaborations, transcend discipline and sector-based silos, and generate impact across research, policy …
In 2023, four early and mid-career researchers were celebrated for their exceptional work in the annual Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Early and Mid-career Researcher Collective (HiPPP EMR-C) International Awards. The awards align with the HiPPP EMR-C purpose of creating opportunities for members to build capacity, form collaborations, transcend discipline and sector-based silos, and generate impact across research, policy …
