Small steps to a healthy pregnancy
Delivering Now, Improving for the Future! Baby Steps is a fun, free, interactive 8 week programme fully supported by a midwife Aims: Raise awareness of the risks of BMI>30 in pregnancy Empower, motivate and support women to take steps to reduce these risks and improve their health and wellbeing Delivering Now, Improving for the Future!
The Improvement Science in Action – Plus (ISIA) Programme The Drivers National directives Local priorities The Improvement Science in Action – Plus (ISIA) Programme Health intelligence
Pregnant women with BMI>30 Percentage of pregnant women with BMI>30
Why ? There are many risks associated with having BMI >30 in pregnancy, women want to know these risks Extra costs to the NHS No dedicated programme in NHS Grampian
Risks to Mum Risks to Baby Miscarriage Stillbirth Mortality rates Gestational diabetes High blood pressure Pre-eclampsia Thrombosis Complications in labour Assisted delivery Antenatal+postnatal depression Ultrasound scanning; accuracy Prematurity Intrauterine death Congenital anomalies Fetal growth restriction Birth Injury Lower breastfeeding rates In later life: Childhood obesity Asthma Type 2 diabetes Cardiovascular disease
Community Support .
100% of women attending reported: An increased awareness of the risks of BMI >30 Increased knowledge & confidence in how to take steps to improve health & wellbeing Feeling healthier and more active A clearer understanding of how to read food labels Increased awareness of support available in the community
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Achievements to date: 6 cycles of the programme completed and evaluated Number of women invited increasing 20% of eligible women actually attend, we would like this to increase so more women benefit Baby Steps toolkit developed NHS Grampian colleagues – testing toolkit Collaboration with innovation hub
No longer a project - now a service Longer term Longer term: No longer a project - now a service Postnatal follow up to monitor long term lifestyle changes/impact of Baby Steps programme at 2 months, 6 months and 1 year postnatal Delivering Now, Improving for the Future!
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