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Dr. NALINI SIRALA JAGADEESH

Dr. S.J. Nalini

Designation: Professor & Principal, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing
Institution: Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed University)

Dr. S.J. Nalini, M.Sc.(N), PhD, has been serving as the Professor & Principal at the Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing. She earned her PhD in 2011 from Sri Ramachandra University for her research on the “Effectiveness of educative supportive nursing interventions on clinical indicators and behavioral adherence among women with cervical abnormalities.”

Research Interests

  • Women’s Health
  • Safe Motherhood
  • High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Public Health
  • Preterm Care
  • Lactation
  • Educational Technologies

Research Highlights

She and her team have successfully completed an international collaborative project titled “Cross National Understanding of Terminal Suffering among Hospitalized South Asians,” funded by the GATE grant. Three research papers resulting from this work received bursary travel grant awards from the Palliative Care Congress, UK.

Currently, Dr. Nalini is:

  • Principal Investigator in two ICMR-funded research projects
  • Co-Investigator in a research project funded by the Nidhi Prayas Grant

Ongoing Project

One of her ongoing studies, funded by the Department of Health Research – Grant-in-Aid (GIA), evaluates the effectiveness of the Family-Integrated Lactation Management (FILM) concept through a randomized control trial. The FILM model includes:

  • Individualized lactation support
  • Demonstration and simulation-based training for fathers and primary caregivers
  • Proactive follow-up lactation support

Proposed Outcomes: Exclusive breastmilk feeding rate and infant growth outcomes.

Dr. S.J. Nalini

Research Projects

  • Title: Effect of Maternal Probiotic-Supplementation on Glycaemic Control and Pregnancy Outcomes among Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) – A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Funding Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Adhoc Research Grant, New Delhi
    Total Amount: ₹11.5 Lakhs
  • Title: Effectiveness of Family Integrated Lactation Management on Breast Milk Feeding Outcomes among Preterm Babies
    Funding Agency: Department of Health Research Grant – ICMR, New Delhi
    Total Amount: ₹46,24,566 (2024)
  • Title: DigiLact – Designing and Developing Breastfeeding Task Trainer with an Integrated Real-time Feedback System
    Funding Agency: Nidhi Prayas Grant
    Total Amount: ₹6,00,000

Team

  • Dr. S.J. Nalini – Principal Investigator

Research Collaborators

  • Prof. Dr. Prakash A, Department of Neonatology, SRMC & RI
  • Dr. Ganesh, Department of Bio-Chemistry, SRMC & RI
  • Dr. Subha, Department of Pediatrics, SRMC & RI
  • Dr. Sheela Pillai, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SRMC & RI
  • Dr. Hemamalini, Head of the Department, Clinical Nutrition, SRIHER (DU)

Project Associate

  • Ms. U. Urmila – Project Associate / Research Scholar, Family Integrated Lactation Management

Research Assistant

  • Ms. Varalakshmi
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