Staff Profile
Dr Zainab Akhter
Research Associate
- Address: Dr Zainab Akhter
Baddiley Clark Building
Population Health Sciences Institute
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4AX
Background
Research interests
My current research interests are pregnancy and nutrition - particularly food insecurity, maternal obesity, bariatric surgery, and inequalities.
Qualifications
PhD 2016-2022, Newcastle University - Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: Investigating perinatal outcomes and healthcare
BSc Biomedical Genetics 2013-2016, Newcastle University
Research
Food, Pregnancy & Me: Exploring food intake and access for pregnant women and people in the UK
https://sphr.nihr.ac.uk/food-pregnancy-and-me/
Teaching
Supervision of students completing research projects on the following courses: BSc Biomedical Sciences, BSc Nutrition, and MDiet Dietetics. Teaching material on Clinical Epidemiology module.
Publications
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Articles
- Akhter Z, Rankin J, Shackford-Alizart A, Ackroyd R, Devlieger R, Heslehurst N. Preconception and Pregnancy Nutrition Support for Women with a History of Bariatric Surgery: A Mixed-Methods Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the UK. Nutrients 2023, 15(20), 4415.
- Akhter Z, Heslehurst N, Ceulemans D, Rankin J, Ackroyd R, Devlieger R. Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: A nested case-control study of risk factors for small for gestational age babies in aurora. Nutrients 2021, 13(5), 1699.
- Heslehurst N, Vieira R, Akhter Z, Bailey H, Slack E, Ngongalah L, Pemu A, Rankin J. The association between maternal body mass index and child obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine 2019, 16, e1002817.
- Akhter Z, Rankin J, Ceulemans D, Ngongalah L, Ackroyd R, Devlieger R, Vieira R, Heslehurst N. Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine 2019, 16(8), e1002866.
- Ngongalah L, Rankin J, Rapley T, Odeniyi A, Akhter Z, Heslehurst N. Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviours in African Migrant Women Living in High Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Framework Synthesis. Nutrients 2018, 10, 8.
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Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
- Akhter Z, Rankin J, Vieira R, Ngongalah L, Devlieger R, Ackroyd R, Heslehurst N. Investigating the association between pregnancy following bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. In: 20th Annual Conference of the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS 2018). 2018, Brighton, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.