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This document (updated in 2024) provides advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy.

The Ministry of Health has released a media statement on this topic.

It's worth a look. Find Aotearoa New Zealand under the Western Pacific Region.

The Liggins Institute has a Health Research Project Grant to develop Aotearoa Nutrition Guidelines for Preterm Babies

To provide the best start in life, businesses, companies and places of work need to be on board with breastfeeding.

The Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ), the New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA), and the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) have joined forces to advocate for workplace support for breastfeeding parents in honour of World Breastfeeding Week.

The first indigenous breastfeeding App, Māmā Aroha, was launched on 2 August 2021. By July 2023 the App had been downloaded nearly 15,000 times, almost entirely from Aotearoa and mostly from mobile devices (905).

The Maternal Mental Health Service in New Zealand stocktake report released in 2021 noted several key findings.

Links to the Lancet 2023 Breastfeeding series and recent Australasia & Pacific launch.

After several enquiries, we are sharing information on Infant Feeding in Emergencies.

Introducing Kahu Taurima, a joint programme between Te Aka Whai Ora and Te Whatu Ora. The programme aims to transform maternity and early years services, from conception to five years old, for all people across Aotearoa.