Rate My Professor Naomi Waldron

Naomi Waldron is an Assistant Research Fellow in the Department of Medicine at the University of Otago's Wellington campus. She is actively involved in the DOT study, a mixed-methods case study that examines the acceptability, accessibility, and impact of a midwife-delivered gestational weight management tool in Te Tai Tokerau, Northland, Aotearoa New Zealand. This research includes factors influencing its implementation and involves training 15-20 Lead Maternity Carer midwives to deliver the intervention to 150-200 pregnant women. The primary aims are to determine the proportions of women achieving recommended maternal gestational weight gain, assess the tool's acceptability to midwives and women including Māori and non-Māori participants, evaluate associated costs, and analyze pregnancy outcomes. Waldron collaborates with fellow Assistant Research Fellows Kimberley King from the University of Otago Dunedin campus and Monique Williams from the Wellington campus.