The Ministry has published the following documents on child health in New Zealand.
This report presents the findings of Kia Puawai, the kaupapa Māori evaluation of the National Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Prevention Programme
Child health publications
Publications
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Published 31 May 2022 -
Published 31 May 2022This report sets out the background and findings from analysis of coronial Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Liaison Reports between September 2018 and June 2020. -
Published 01 December 2021The Annual Data Explorer presents results from the 2020/21 New Zealand Health Survey, with comparisons to earlier surveys where possible. Results are available by gender, age group, ethnic group, neighbourhood deprivation and disability status.
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Published 29 November 2021These screening protocols are for use by vision hearing technicians (VHTs) and other health professionals who are part of the National Vision Hearing Screening Programme. -
Published 30 September 2021This publication provides the Ministry’s evidence base for advice about babies and toddlers food and nutrition needs. The document is written for health practitioners and others who provide advice on nutrition for babies and toddlers. -
Published 13 July 2021This document reports on the findings from the Review of the Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme that took place over 2019/20. -
Published 10 December 2020Advice for health practitioners on vitamin D and sun exposure in pregnancy and infancy. -
Published 02 July 2020This report briefly describes the development of the indicator of potentially avoidable hospitalisation for the Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy, using the routinely collected National Minimum Dataset for hospital inpatient events (NMDS). -
Published 31 March 2020The guidance helps English and Māori medium Early Learning Services develop a policy to improve their food and drink environment. -
Published 30 January 2020This report profiles pressures on neonatal intensive care units and describes how they are functioning in today’s health environment. It also identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the neonatal intensive care system