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23 Apr The cost of baby-led vs. parent-led approaches to introducing complementary foods in New Zealand

Posted at 10:04h in Healthy babies and children by Kim Tucker

Baby-led approaches to complementary feeding promote intake of family foods rather than infant specific foods, from the start of the complementary feeding period, which advocates suggest should be less expensive. However, this has never been formally examined. We recently completed a 2-year randomised controlled trial...

16 Apr Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies

Posted at 09:33h in Healthy babies and children by Kim Tucker

Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies It turns out we should follow our parents' advice when we’re thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding eating the traditional ‘three-vegies’ before pregnancy lowers the risk of a premature birth....

13 Feb Baby food pouches friend or foe?

Posted at 13:25h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Squeezable food pouches containing pureed baby food have become a convenient way to feed babies and toddlers, but are they a help or a hindrance? I have conducted some informal investigation and discovered pouches are a popular way to feed babies and toddlers and there’s a...

03 Oct Sport Wellington Maternal Green Prescription Videos

Posted at 11:49h in Healthy babies and children by Kim Tucker

Pregnancy and the early years of a child’s life are key periods in which healthy choices can positively influence a mother and child’s life-long wellbeing. Maternal Green Prescription (MGRx) supports women to build a strong foundation of good health with the goal of healthier pregnancies,...

03 Oct Māori and Pasifika women’s experiences of breastfeeding across the South Island

Posted at 11:45h in Healthy babies and children by Kim Tucker

This report documents Māori and Pasifika women’s experiences of breastfeeding across the South Island. The voices of women in this project illustrate that it ‘takes a village to breastfeed,’ surrounding oneself with a support network that is able to ‘mother the mother’. ...

07 Feb Infant Feeding In New Zealand

Posted at 09:04h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

At present, there are no national data collected on dietary practices and nutrient intakes among New Zealand (NZ) infants. This report represents the first study in New Zealand to provide evidence of population adherence to the national food and nutrition recommendations in the first year...

13 Dec New Research Released on Nutrition of Kiwi Infants

Posted at 08:55h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

New University of Auckland research has examined whether Kiwi families are meeting national food and nutrition guidelines when feeding their babies. The research, from the university’s Centre for Longitudinal Research at the School of Population Health, looked at data from more than 6,500 of the children...

05 Nov MANDATED: Alcohol Pregnancy Warning Labels

Posted at 15:39h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Auckland University research shows 23 percent of women drank alcohol during their first trimester of pregnancy while 13 percent drank during their second trimester. On 11 October 2018 the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation agreed that, based on the evidence, a mandatory labelling...

27 Sep Predictors of Breastfeeding Duration in a Predominantly Māori Population in New Zealand

Posted at 15:15h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Recently published research in the BMC Paediatrics 201818:299 by authors Manhire et al. concludes that breastfeeding duration of mainly Māori women was shorter than the national average. Increasing the duration of breastfeeding by these mothers could be further facilitated by ante and postnatal education involving their own mothers and...

19 Sep Loving Pēpe for life

Posted at 11:06h in Healthy babies and children by Alison Pask

Loving Pēpe for life: Your guide to being healthy and keeping activity during your pregnancy Loving Pēpe for Life was developed by the Health 4 Life Project to support health and community workers who work with pregnant women and whānau with babies, to have conversations about healthy...

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