Our ...to come...Leaflet

Please do not copy this, but this will be our leaflet, we are planning to distribute this to improve our recruitment, it explains the aims of the study in simpler language.

PsyNBIOsis

The Psychological Nutritional Behavioral and Infant Outcomes study in Sydney

« The ultimate goal of PsyNBIOsis is to provide better care to women and their families suffering from mental health or metabolic issues. ».

Background/Rationale

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) occurs in around 12% of Australian pregnancies. Over their lifespan, infants born to mothers with GDM have a higher risk of obesity and metabolic disorders, than infants of mothers without GDM. Maternal mental health and GDM status may constitute two important predictors for the development of maladaptive nutrition, and eating, sleeping behavior in infants, which may in turn lead to a higher risk of obesity over the lifespan.

Overall Objective

Determining if modifiable risk factors (mental health, nutrition and behavior) may lead to higher anthropometric outcomes in infants born to pregnancies with and without depression, anxiety and GDM.

Expected results and their impact

This will provide data that will inform the development of future comprehensive and tailored psychological, behavioral and nutritional interventions to reduce the risk of obesity in infants and to provide better help to women with and without mental health issues and GDM.