Pre-conception and pregnancy is a uniquely important time for nutrition, as your health during pregnancy affects not only you, but your baby (and ultimately their babies) as well. Our dietitian is here to offer her wealth of experience in guiding nutrition for fertility, pregnancy and post-pregnancy, as well as treating a range of general conditions.
As a practice full of working mums, we really understand the pressures women often feel around their health. We know that a woman’s physical and mental wellbeing is often the first thing to fall by the wayside when life gets busy or when there are children or ailing parents to look after.
Bringing a highly regarded dietician and nutritionist onto our team at Maiden Health makes perfect sense to honour our model of end-to-end care. Our team collaborate on patient cases, meaning our dietician’s specialist knowledge of nutrition can dovetail with that of our other specialities —whether that’s fertility, obstetrics, gynaecology or endocrinology.
We love having all these services under one roof so that you can benefit from this wealth of knowledge and expertise.
I have experience in treating a range of general clinical conditions and have an extensive understanding of diet-disease relationships. I have a particular interest in pregnancy-related nutrition and health (including the pre-conception, prenatal and postnatal periods) and have recently received APD certification in advanced paediatric nutrition.
“I am passionate about the health of women and their babies, and offer evidence-based nutrition advice in a way that is supportive, motivating, and positive. I love helping women achieve optimal health and wellbeing with tailored nutritional education and counselling, and being a cheerleader for their progress through a range of small and sustainable lifestyle adjustments.”
Watkins Medical Centre
Level 7, 225 Wickham Terrace
Spring Hill QLD 4000
Your pre-pregnancy diet can not only help you fall pregnant and enjoy a healthy pregnancy, but permanently alter the functioning of your child’s genes. I can assist with optimising your diet in the important preconception stage, tailoring my advice to your individual medical, family, dietary and fertility background.
Evidence-based nutrition to improve fertility outcomes, including dietary support for IVF, PCOS and Endometriosis and autoimmune conditions such as Chrone’s Disease and Coeliac disease. Menu planning for fertility including optimising sperm and egg health, hormonal balancing, and preparing the body for conception.
Advice you can trust on nutrition during pregnancy. Ensure you and your growing baby are getting everything you need, with advice on what foods to favour and avoid, pregnancy weight, hormones, and supplements. Also providing education and tools for managing gestational diabetes.
Strategies to nourish the mother’s body after pregnancy and childbirth so you can bounce back to optimal health. Expert guidance to improve energy levels, generate a good milk supply and correct nutritional deficiencies and hormonal imbalances.
Delivering eating plans and strategies to help with a range of childhood nutrition-related issues including introducing solids, fussy eating, food allergies and intolerances, metabolic conditions, reflux/colic, inadequate growth and nutrition, and children diagnosed as overweight or obese.
Providing carefully calibrated nutritional advice and plans for people living with a range of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver and kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and irritable bowel syndrome.
Evidence-based strategies for Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder, delivered by a compassionate and empathetic dietician.
Menu planning, meal guides and age-based nutritional advice to help you develop healthy eating habits at any stage of life. Advice carefully tailored to suit fussy eaters as well as catering to dietary patterns including vegetarianism, veganism, low carb, Mediterranean, etc.
An endocrinologist investigates underlying hormonal imbalances or endocrine disorders that may be leading to weight gain, and helps develop a treatment plan to achieve your weight and wider health goals.
Combining the latest research and treatments with positive and realistic advice, I help my patients with strategies and meal planning to achieve their weight loss or weight gain goals.
