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Young New Zealand families are moving house more than ever

New Zealand families with children under two move house much more than previously thought and more often than families in other countries.

NZ parents hope for more than just happy and healthy babies

What do expectant mums and dads hope for their children? According to new research from Growing Up in New Zealand, a baby’s health and happiness may be high up on the list, but today’s parents want a lot more than that.

Preliminary results from 'Kai Time in ECE' published

Kai time in ECE is a one-off online survey of managers of licensed ECE services in the Auckland, Counties Manukau and Waikato District Health Board (DHB) regions, collecting information about food, nutrition and physical activity practices and policies for 3-4 year olds.

Milk contributes to iron deficiency in New Zealand newborns

Pregnant women who drink three or more servings of milk per day might put their babies at risk of being iron deficient during an important phase of their development, according to new research from Growing Up in New Zealand.

Research confirms: Growing Up in New Zealand cohort broadly generalisable to all contemporary New Zealand births

Growing Up in New Zealand is the first longitudinal child cohort study to broadly generalisable to all contemporary New Zealand births, according to a scientific paper published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.

Growing Up in New Zealand releases report on early childhood vulnerability

Routinely collected health data on pregnant women could be used in a better way to identify 'at risk' children earlier and more effectively, according to a new report from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study released today.