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Obesity in Pregnancy @ Twilight

Delivered by Mercy Perinatal. Obesity in Pregnancy is a key learning area for many. Give great care, person-centered care to women with obesity - and pick up on the additional aspects of antenatal and intrapartum care necessary to reduce maternal and perinatal risk.

At this session we will be joined by:

  • Prof Glyn Teale who will cover ‘Pregnancy care in women with obesity: Perspectives from the coalface’ (Head of the Diamond Clinic at Western Health).

  • Professor Leonie Calloway from the University of Queensland on ‘Pre pregnancy care, medical complications among women with obesity and the importance of providing weight-inclusive maternity care’.

  • Dr Sebastian Hobson from the University of Toronto making easy (!) ‘The challenges of operative vaginal delivery and caesarean section in women with obesity’.