Knowledge Synthesis Hub
Welcome to the CRE HiPP Knowledge Synthesis Hub
CRE HiPP will generate vast new knowledge and consolidate existing knowledge via quantitative and qualitative methodologies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and audits of current guidelines and best practice across each of the Research Streams and the Research Theme.
This knowledge will be presented as evidence summaries, lay fact sheets of our guidelines and published peer reviewed papers, and will be centralised here in the Knowledge Synthesis Hub.
Guidelines
Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Workplace Portal
CRE HiPP Chief Investigators, Professors Helen Skouteris and Andrew Hills, along with early and mid career researchers, Seonad Madden (PhD student), Dr Briony Hill Dr Claire Blewitt and Kiran Ahuja, have worked with UTAS and MacKillop Family Services over the last 2 years to pioneer a Health in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum (HiPPP) Workplace Portal. The HiPPP Workplace Portal has been co-designed to provide a “one stop shop” for women, men, people and families to source evidence based information about lifestyle health and maternity/parental leave policies and practices during these reproductive life phases. Click here to view our HiPPP Workplace Portal Implementation Guide that can be used by other organisations to develop and implement a HiPPP Portal.
The research that informed the HiPPP Workplace Portal Implementation Guide includes:
- Madden, S. K., Blewitt, C. A., Ahuja, K. D. K., Skouteris, H., Bailey, C. M., Hills, A. P., & Hill, B. (2021). Workplace healthy lifestyle determinants and wellbeing needs across the preconception and pregnancy periods: A qualitative study informed by the COM-B model.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 4154. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084154
- Madden, S. K., Cordon, E. L., Bailey, C.,Skouteris, H., Ahuja, K., Hills, A. P., & Hill B. (2020). The effect of workplace lifestyle programs on diet, physical activity and weight-related outcomes for working women: A systematic review using the TIDieR checklist. Obesity Reviews, 21(10). https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13027
- Madden, S., Skouteris,H., Bailey, C., Hills, A. P., Ahuja, K. D. K., & Hill, B. (2020). Women in the Workplace: Promoting healthy lifestyles and mitigating weight gain during the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum periods. International Journal on Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 821. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030821
Funding for this project has also been provided by the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Boosting Preventive Health Research Program, administered through The Australian Prevention Partnership Centre (TAPPC).
Brokering Innovation Through Evidence (BITE)
Bite-sized summaries of research in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum health, supported by CRE HiPP
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Mapping preconception health indicators across state-based perinatal data sources
1 June 2023
Optimising our nation's preconception health requires ongoing monitoring of important indicators of pregnancy and child health. This study highlights a lack of important preconception health data being collected from perinatal databases, and co-develops a list of core indicators for preconception health.
Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) with women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds: Optimising equity, access and engagement in antenatal care for healthy lifestyles
3 May 2023
Women from CALD populations are at risk of adverse complications during pregnancy. The antenatal health system may not be responsive to their needs, thus creating barriers such as lack of receptivity, acceptability and trust of health information and care provision. In order to better inform support pathways for CALD women during pregnancy, understanding experiences of antenatal care from a CCI perspective is vital.
Levels of physical activity and sitting time in women with infants, toddlers and preschoolers
15 March 2023
Women with infants, toddlers and preschoolers differ in their levels of physical activity and sitting time, and a decline in physical activity often starts during pregnancy. Physical activity is beneficial for the prevention of obesity, cardiometabolic health conditions and postpartum depression, and prolonged sitting time contributes to increased risk of chronic diseases and mortality. Understanding how activity levels differ in women with young children can help to inform the tailoring of interventions to support them.
Effects of preconception care and periconception interventions on maternal nutritional status and birth outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review
16 February 2023
The preconception period is an ideal time for interventions aimed at (a) preventing teenage pregnancies and (b) increasing micronutrient supplementation prior to conception to improve health outcomes in teenage/early pregnancies. Investing in preconception care is vital in order to improve maternal, birth, and neonatal health outcomes. This study looks at the effectiveness of several types of preconception interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), as well as periconception care to optimise intervals between pregnancies.
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