Rachel Laws

Deakin University — Australia

Medicine · Health Sciences

35h-index4.2kcitations188works1.92yr avg
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Research Topics

Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet(76), Breastfeeding Practices and Influences(46), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications(34), Obesity and Health Practices(32), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues(24)

Publications187 total

Barriers and Facilitators to Cognitive Participation in Peer Support for Complementary Feeding in LMICs: A Theory‐Informed Systematic Review
Maternal and Child Nutrition·2026Open Access
Listening to Aboriginal mothers: perspectives on infant nutrition and active play promotion
Health Promotion International·2026Open Access
Understanding the reach of an evidence-based public health intervention to optimise nutrition and movement behaviour at scale: The INFANT Program
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·2025Open Access
Enhancing healthy eating and active play in the Australian early childhood education and care system
Health Promotion International·2025Open Access
Pregnancy to postpartum mHealth coaching improves metabolic outcomes in women at risk of gestational diabetes: the bump2baby and me trial
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology·2025
Mapping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander maternal and infant health programs and services in Victoria, Australia
Public Health Research & Practice·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Development of Machine Learning–Based Risk Prediction Models to Predict Rapid Weight Gain in Infants: Analysis of Seven Cohorts
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Reaching Priority Populations When Scaling Up: A Qualitative Study of Practitioners' Experiences of Implementing Early Childhood Health Interventions in Victoria, Australia
Maternal and Child Nutrition·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Driving Research and Advocacy for Healthy Infant and Toddler Diets: The Infant and Toddler Foods Research Alliance
Maternal and Child Nutrition·2025Open Access
Practicality of the My Baby Now App for Fathers by Fathers: Qualitative Case Study
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting·2024Open Access
An exploration of prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy: a scoping review
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
How can evidence-based early childhood obesity prevention programs achieve adoption, integration and scale-up: A comparative case study
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice·2024
Development of risk prediction models to identify rapid weight gain during infancy: a machine learning approach
Obesity Research & Clinical Practice·2024
Breastfeeding – a survey of fathers’ support needs and preferred sources of information
International Breastfeeding Journal·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Fathers and smartphone technology: A qualitative study of the practicality of the My Baby Now App for fathers by fathers. (Preprint)
2024Open Access
The impacts of an mHealth intervention targeting parents on health service usage and out‐of‐pocket costs in the first 9 months of life: The Growing healthy app
Maternal and Child Nutrition·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Mapping the potential of meal kits to influence parental food literacy: an application of behaviour change frameworks
Proceedings of The Nutrition Society·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A design thinking‐led approach to develop a responsive feeding intervention for Australian families vulnerable to food insecurity: Eat, Learn, Grow
Health Expectations·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Fathers’ perceived role, self-efficacy and support needs in promoting positive nutrition and physical activity in the first 2000 days of life: a mixed methods study
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Mothers’ experiences of reducing family mealtime screen use in Australian households with young children
Public Health Nutrition·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Karen Campbell(24), Elizabeth Denney‐Wilson(16), Catherine G. Russell(14), Sarah Taki(10), Mark Harris(7), Gawaine Powell Davies(7), Miaobing Zheng(6), Sharyn Lymer(6), Kok‐Leong Ong(6), Rosalind Elliott(6), Kylie D. Hesketh(6), Eloise Litterbach(6), Kylie Ball(5), Upali W Jayasinghe(5), Konsita Kuswara(5), John Reckless(4), Michael E. J. Lean(4), John Lynch(4), Rachael W. Taylor(4), Anna Williams(4)