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Lead maternity carer system working for most New Zealand mothers
Two decades after New Zealand introduced a choice-based model of primary maternity care, almost all mothers-to-be enrol with a carer early in their pregnancy and most are happy with the choice of carers available.
New generation of New Zealand children are helping to keep te reo Māori alive
The use of te reo Māori is on the rise. More parents are speaking te reo to their infants, in comparison to their own childhood.
Growing Up study suggests low social service use among vulnerable children
Only one in five families whose toddlers were considered most at risk of vulnerability from birth accessed social support services in their first 1000 days of life.
Policy Brief: Employment and parental leave around the time of birth
Little is known about parents’ experiences of recent parental leave in New Zealand, including their preferences and realities.
Pre-school data collection wave completed
It is always an important time for us when we complete a new round of interviews with our Growing Up in New Zealand families.
High rate of Strep bacteria bugging Kiwi kids
Over half of healthy New Zealand pre-school children are carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.