Transforming maternity care – A mission to end weight stigma

Michelle PuttUncategorised

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 …

Dr Briony Hill wins prestigious ARC grant to investigate weight stigma in women of reproductive age

Rebecca KrispinUncategorised

CRE HiPP Research Fellow, Dr Briony Hill, has been awarded a prestigious 2022 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grant to lead a team focused on developing knowledge around weight stigma in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum. The overall aim of this project is to develop guidance for the translation of weight stigma evidence into preconception, pregnancy and postpartum obesity-related policy.  …