Would you like to help an important study aiming to improve ‪‎mothers and babieshealth in Counties Manukau? HUMBA aims to test the effectiveness of ‪#‎probiotics and ‪‎individualized dietary intervention in improving pregnancy outcomes. We are recruiting early pregnant women (< 18 weeks) with high body weight (BMI > 30) in Counties Manukau! The ONLY cost […]

To date 45 HUMBA  participants have had their babies. A few of them have kindly shared their babies’ photos with us. Today, let’s meet little Rysha. “Hi, my name is Rysha. I am a three week old HUMBA baby. My favourite thing is taking a bath. I am a very happy girl, and I love to […]

The new Swedish study published on the Lancet shows that weight gain between pregnancies is connected to risk of severe adverse pregnancy outcomes. HUMBA team leader Professor Lesley McCowan is invited to write a commentary for the study on the Lancet, and shared her knowledge with The Wall Street Journal. “Healthy-weight women who gained weight […]

Learn more about pregnancy obesity and children’s health, Dr Kara shared the current knowledge in the following interview.

Our participant Nazrin has shared her experience of being in the HUMBA study with New Zealand Herald. Health researchers are trying to break the obesity cycle in South Auckland, one of the world’s capitals of obesity, by targeting pregnant women with probiotics and intensive advice… Trial participant Nazrin Nisha, aged 34, is due to have her […]

Our 1st HUMBA baby was born last week at Middlemore hospital. It was such an exciting moment for the parents as well as everyone in the HUMBA team. We would like to congratulate the happy family and wish them all the best!

We are on Courier News! Carrying extra weight can cause serious health problems for pregnant mums and their babies. We hope to improve the health of overweight South Auckland mothers and their babies by undertaking the HEALTHY MUMS and BABIES (HUMBA) Trial. Open the link to read more: Healthy mums, healthy babies

Look cool with a HUMBA t-shirt! 😎  Limited T-shirts are avaliable for study participants and supporting LMCs. Get in touch for details on how to obtain one.