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 in maternal obesity, nutrition, and bariatric surgery, and the associated pregnancy outcomes, particularly congenital anomalies.
Qualifications
PhD 2016-2022, Newcastle University - Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: Investigating perinatal outcomes and healthcare
BSc Biomedical Genetics 2013-2016, Newcastle University
Research
Methods - evidence synthesis and epidemiology
Congenital anomaly research with NHS England National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service
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.