research areas

1 What effect does the adoption of nutrigenetic testing and a personalised lifestyle program have on birth outcomes of pregnant women?

• Birth outcomes to be assessed: Preterm birth, small/large for gestational age, neural tube defects

1.1 And what is the economic (and social) impact thereof?

2. What effect does the adoption of nutrigenetic testing and a personalised lifestyle program have on maternal health outcomes of pregnant women?

• Maternal health outcomes to be assessed: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), pregnancy induced hypertension and pre-eclampsia, miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

2.1 And what is the economic (and social) impact thereof?

3. What effect does the adoption of nutrigenetic testing and a personalised lifestyle program have on fertility rates and the ability to conceive and carry to term in women with subfertility*?

*Definition and inclusion criteria for subfertility must be confirmed

4. What is the association between diet scores pre- and post implementation of nutrigenetic testing and a personalised lifestyle program in pregnant women?

5. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of healthcare providers with regards to nutrigenetic testing and a personalised lifestyle program targeted at women within their gestational time period.

6. Understanding the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of women of reproductive age with regards to nutrigenetic testing and a personalised lifestyle program targeted at women within their gestational time period.