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Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol

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Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol. / Hurley, Kiya; Jolly, Kate; Brown, Heather et al.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 20, No. 5, e0321638, 07.05.2025.

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Hurley, K, Jolly, K, Brown, H, Scott, S, Akhter, Z, Dyer, E, Nguyen, G, Lake, A, Moller-Christensen, C, Flint, N, Baker, A, Brennan-Tovey, K, Dickie, S, Gibson, E, Jackson, C, Loopstra, R, Nagra, H, Rankin, J, Williams, D, Wiseman, A & Heslehurst, N 2025, 'Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol', PLoS ONE, vol. 20, no. 5, e0321638. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321638

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Hurley, K., Jolly, K., Brown, H., Scott, S., Akhter, Z., Dyer, E., Nguyen, G., Lake, A., Moller-Christensen, C., Flint, N., Baker, A., Brennan-Tovey, K., Dickie, S., Gibson, E., Jackson, C., Loopstra, R., Nagra, H., Rankin, J., Williams, D., ... Heslehurst, N. (2025). Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol. PLoS ONE, 20(5), Article e0321638. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321638

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Hurley K, Jolly K, Brown H, Scott S, Akhter Z, Dyer E et al. Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol. PLoS ONE. 2025 May 7;20(5):e0321638. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321638

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Hurley, Kiya ; Jolly, Kate ; Brown, Heather et al. / Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol. In: PLoS ONE. 2025 ; Vol. 20, No. 5.

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title = "Food, Pregnancy and Me: Exploring food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK to inform future public health intervention needs - a mixed-methods study protocol",
abstract = "Introduction: There are several known risks relating to poor nutrition during pregnancy, including the development of complications and poor birth outcomes. While food insecurity is associated with poorer nutrition, data on the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK is lacking. This study aims to explore the prevalence, experiences and health impact of food insecurity in pregnancy in England to develop strategic recommendations for intervention strategies.Methods and analysis: Food, Pregnancy & Me is an observational, multi-method study. Questionnaires exploring diet quality, food security, mental health, and other health behaviours will be distributed to all women and pregnant people in their third trimester in two NHS Trusts in England (North East and West Midlands). Returned questionnaires (n=605) will be linked to routine maternal and birth outcome data and pseudo-anonymised. We will estimate the prevalence of food insecurity in pregnancy in these locations, associations with diet quality, maternal mental health, and pregnancy outcomes (e.g. pre-term birth, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes). Qualitative interviews (n=40) with participants identified as having experienced food insecurity will explore their lived experience, support received, and recommendations for additional support needs. Through a series of co-production workshops with local and national system shapers and experts by lived experience, we will use the data gathered to produce strategic recommendations for intervention with pregnant women and people facing food insecurity. We will then explore the potential costs and benefits of implementing the proposed recommendations. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval was obtained from Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 NHS Research Ethics Committee (24/NE/0027). Findings will be disseminated to key national and local system shapers and policy makers, advocacy groups, and the public through reports, presentations, the media and open access publications.",
author = "Kiya Hurley and Kate Jolly and Heather Brown and Stephanie Scott and Zainab Akhter and Eleanor Dyer and Gina Nguyen and Amelia Lake and Christine Moller-Christensen and Nicola Flint and Angela Baker and Kerry Brennan-Tovey and Sonya Dickie and Emma Gibson and Catherine Jackson and Rachel Loopstra and Harbir Nagra and Judith Rankin and Dianne Williams and Alice Wiseman and Nicola Heslehurst",
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AU - Jolly, Kate

AU - Brown, Heather

AU - Scott, Stephanie

AU - Akhter, Zainab

AU - Dyer, Eleanor

AU - Nguyen, Gina

AU - Lake, Amelia

AU - Moller-Christensen, Christine

AU - Flint, Nicola

AU - Baker, Angela

AU - Brennan-Tovey, Kerry

AU - Dickie, Sonya

AU - Gibson, Emma

AU - Jackson, Catherine

AU - Loopstra, Rachel

AU - Nagra, Harbir

AU - Rankin, Judith

AU - Williams, Dianne

AU - Wiseman, Alice

AU - Heslehurst, Nicola

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N2 - Introduction: There are several known risks relating to poor nutrition during pregnancy, including the development of complications and poor birth outcomes. While food insecurity is associated with poorer nutrition, data on the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in pregnancy in the UK is lacking. This study aims to explore the prevalence, experiences and health impact of food insecurity in pregnancy in England to develop strategic recommendations for intervention strategies.Methods and analysis: Food, Pregnancy & Me is an observational, multi-method study. Questionnaires exploring diet quality, food security, mental health, and other health behaviours will be distributed to all women and pregnant people in their third trimester in two NHS Trusts in England (North East and West Midlands). Returned questionnaires (n=605) will be linked to routine maternal and birth outcome data and pseudo-anonymised. We will estimate the prevalence of food insecurity in pregnancy in these locations, associations with diet quality, maternal mental health, and pregnancy outcomes (e.g. pre-term birth, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes). Qualitative interviews (n=40) with participants identified as having experienced food insecurity will explore their lived experience, support received, and recommendations for additional support needs. Through a series of co-production workshops with local and national system shapers and experts by lived experience, we will use the data gathered to produce strategic recommendations for intervention with pregnant women and people facing food insecurity. We will then explore the potential costs and benefits of implementing the proposed recommendations. Ethics and dissemination: Ethical approval was obtained from Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 NHS Research Ethics Committee (24/NE/0027). Findings will be disseminated to key national and local system shapers and policy makers, advocacy groups, and the public through reports, presentations, the media and open access publications.

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