Development and implementation of the GeMuKi lifestyle intervention Motivating parents-to-be and young parents with brief interventions

The preventive healthcare project GeMuKi: Gemeinsam Gesund Vorsorge Plus für Mutter und Kind (Strengthening health promotion: enhanced check-up visits for mother and child), which has been funded by the Innovation Fund of the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) for four years, is about supporting health in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. The project aims to reduce the risk of overweight and obesity in mother and child, strengthen the health literacy of mothers-to-be and young parents, improve cooperation between medical and non-medical healthcare professionals, and strengthen the communication skills of the professionals involved in care.