Personalized support from health professionals is important to optimize women's engagement and motivation in lifestyle programs and improves outcomes for women planning pregnancy, Monash University research has found. . Researchers at the Monash Center for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) have found that women planning pregnancy want reliable, evidence-based information to improve their health. This may improve your pre-pregnancy health and reduce pregnancy complications.
The study, published in the international journal Nutrients, analyzed the healthy lifestyle program OptimalMe.
This online, phone, and video-based program helps women optimize their health, encourage healthy eating habits and regular exercise, and maintain a healthy weight before and throughout pregnancy. The purpose is that. It also provides valuable information regarding preconception care guidelines.
Coaching sessions utilize a personalized digital preoccupation health checklist to set self-directed and sustainable lifestyle goals. Participants define healthy lifestyle goals, develop an action plan, and receive feedback and positive reinforcement from a coach.
Research results show that women had significantly higher program participation and uptake when they had access to personalized coaching support combined with engaging, interactive and relevant digital content. Masu. Once the coaching ended, the use of digital platforms and behavior change tools decreased. Associate Professor Cherise Harrison led the program alongside Professor Helena Tiede and her dedicated team. “Women planning pregnancy spend a lot of time looking up information online and encounter a lot of misinformation,” Professor Teed says. “Women value reliable and accurate information, and we found it important to give women the opportunity to collaborate with health professionals. It keeps women well-informed and motivated. It is.”
OptimalMe was supported by Medibank and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and was available free of charge to over 300 Medibank members. 90% of participants said they would recommend it to family and friends who are planning a pregnancy.
The program is currently being updated and a new version focusing on pregnancy and postpartum will be launched this year for women attending Monash Health. The long-term goal is to make the program available to women across Australia and expand it to include interconceptions, or the period between pregnancies.
Kate Price is on OptimalMe and is currently pregnant with her second child.
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