About this event

Supporting postnatal weight management is an important area and there are many opportunities to support women and families at this stage of life. Join us for an insightful event focussed on postnatal health and wellbeing where we will explore the importance of supporting postnatal weight management, what needs to be done to provide this support, and what the next steps for doing this may involve.

We will explore the need to develop the evidence base, discuss a behavioural science perspective and consider next steps for developing policy and practice to support postnatal health and wellbeing.

Learning Outcomes:

• To understand the need for support for postnatal health and wellbeing including weight management and obesity prevention.
• To understand the need to develop the evidence base around supporting postnatal weight management.
• To recognise that actions needed from a behavioural science perspective to support postnatal weight management.
• To consider the views of people in Wales regarding supporting postnatal weight management.
• To consider the next steps for developing policy and practice in Wales to support postnatal health and wellbeing, including weight management and obesity prevention.