Long Term Conditions

  • the use of digital 'nudges' to motivate postpartum women to do pelvic floor muscle training.
  • the importance of pain histories for latent phase labour.

Physiology and Biomechanics

Nutrition

  • Women's alcohol use and nutritional status.
  • The role of nutrition in supporting recovery from alcohol dependence in women. 
  • Dietary intake during preconception and pregnancy. 
  • Diet quality/patterns of women of childbearing age and the association with perceived stress and adiposity indices

Behaviour

  • Exploring the wellbeing and resilience of postgraduate researchers.
  • Stories of companionship and trust: women’s narratives of their student midwife caseloading experience.

Activity and Sport

  • Physical activity during and after pregnancy 
  • Physiological responses to exercise during menopause 

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