Dr Julie Abayomi is a Reader in Dietetics & Associate Head of Medicine & Nutrition at Edge Hill University. She graduated in nutrition and dietetics from Cardiff in 1993 and worked as an NHS dietitian for over 20 years, specialising in women’s health and nutrition for 12 years. In 2010 Julie was awarded a PhD based on research conducted at Liverpool Women’s hospital. 

Julie is currently a member of The British Dietetic Association (BDA) England Board and was the chair (2020-2024). She is also an active and founder member of the BDA Maternal & Fertility Nutrition Specialists group.

Julie has presented at National/International conferences including Diabetes UK; The Nutrition Society; The British Dietetic Association, The European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD),  The European Society for Paediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), Mega Evento Nutricao, 2019 in Sao Paolo Brazil and The International congress of Dietetics.  She has published over 40 papers in Nutrients; The Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics; The Journal of Diabetes Nursing; British Journal of Midwifery; Maternal and Child Nutrition and International Journal of quality in healthcare.

Julie has also authored the pregnancy nutrition chapters for 'Mayes Midwifery' textbook (2023) and 'The Manual of Dietetic Practice' (2025).

Research interests include: nutrition education of midwives; maternal nutrition, overweight and underweight in pregnancy; diabetes and pregnancy; diabetes and breastfeeding and chronic radiation enteritis.

Previous projects include ‘Fit for Birth’ - a longitudinal cohort study of pregnant women living with obesity at Liverpool Women’s Hospital and two qualitative studies exploring the experiences of midwives and pregnant women regarding healthy eating and weight management advice during pregnancy. Plus two research projects that involved collecting dietary data from women to determine their nutritional intake and compare this to recommended intakes: 1) Black pregnant women and 2) women taking part in an intervention called 'Mamafit'.

I am currently working on developing a nutrition resource to support midwives to have effective conversations with pregnant women about healthy eating and gestational weight gain; plus a project exploring the nutrition intake of women who have experienced recurrent miscarriage.

I represent Edge Hill University on the Research committee at Liverpool Women's Hospital.