CRISP – Communicating RISks associated with cardiometabolic conditions in Pregnancy
In recent decades, research has increasingly focused on how early-life factors, including maternal behaviour during pregnancy, influence a child’s risk of developing obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease later in life. Research also indicates that women who experience cardiometabolic conditions during pregnancy, such as gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia, have an increased risk of later development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This underscores pregnancy as a crucial period for prevention and health promotion, but it also presents challenges in how health risks are communicated.