Here we offer information and advice proven through research around keeping yourself as healthy as you can during pregnancy. Please note, if you have any concerns about your pregnancy, it is always best to speak to your doctor or midwife.
Support for pregnant women to quit smoking and/or drinking alcohol are well established across health systems and in the community. However, supporting women’s healthy lifestyle behaviours to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy is not routine practice in Australia. This is despite research and evidence to support healthy lifestyle interventions. These evidence-based, holistic interventions include a focus on diet, physical activity, mental health, supplements and harmful behaviours such as smoking.
CRE HiPP is currently conducting world-first research to further validate the efficacy of healthy lifestyle interventions, working in partnership with women, community services, workplaces, midwives, GPs, professional associations, hospitals and health services to make sure our healthy lifestyle programs are embedded into policy and practice. We will update these pages with results and insight to support your pregnancy journey as soon as we can.
