Time in Bed, Sleeping Difficulties, and Nutrition in Pregnant New Zealand Women.

We consider the relationship between time in bed (TIB) and sleeping difficulties with demographic variables and nutrient intakes in the second (T2) and third (T3) trimester of pregnancy. Data were acquired from a volunteer sample of New Zealand pregnant women. In T2 and T3, questionnaires were administered, diets were obtained from one 24 h recall and three weighed food records, and physical activity was measured with the use of three 24 h diaries.

Maternal alcohol intakes before and during pregnancy: Impact on the mother and infant outcome to 18 months.

Aim: To investigate maternal alcohol intakes before and during pregnancy, their impact on mothers and infants to 18 months.

Method: Prospective study of 504 New Zealand volunteers visited in months 4 and 7 of pregnancy, measurements taken, lifestyle details recorded including alcohol intake before and during pregnancy. Eighteen months after birth, 370 infants were measured, and infant development recorded.

Water and nutrient intake in pregnant New Zealand women: association with wheeze in their infants at 18 months.

The association between water and nutrient intake in pregnant women, and wheeze in their 18 month old infants, was investigated in a prospective study. Volunteers (n=369) recruited from northern New Zealand were visited in months 4 and 7 of pregnancy. At each visit anthropometric measurements were taken, diet assessed by 24-hour recall and 3-day food records and questionnaires determining personal details administered.

Subcutaneous body fat in pregnant New Zealand women: association with wheeze in their infants at 18 months.

To investigate the association of subcutaneous body fat levels in pregnant women with wheezing in their 18 month old infants. A prospective study of European and Polynesian volunteers (n = 369) recruited from northern New Zealand were visited in months 4 and 7 of pregnancy when height, weight, and triceps, biceps and costal skinfolds were measured, and questionnaires determining personal details administered; and again visited 18 months after birth when infants were measured and questions on infant feeding and wheeze administered. At 18 months 32 % of infants had wheezed in the past 12 months.

New Zealanders' attitudes towards access to their electronic health records: preliminary results from a national study using vignettes.

This project investigates public attitudes towards sharing confidential personal health information held in electronic health records (EHRs). The project uses computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) to conduct a quantitative national survey of the attitudes of New Zealanders towards access to their personal health information using vignettes. Respondents are presented with vignettes which describe ways in which their health information might be used, and asked about their attitude to and consent for each type of access.

Major influences on nutrient intake in pregnant New Zealand women.

Objective: To investigate factors associated with maternal diet during pregnancy and rank these in order of influence using data from a prospective cohort of 196 pregnant women, aged between 18 and 35 years of mostly European origin.

Methods: Anthropometric measurements were taken, questionnaires administered and 16 days of weighed diet intakes recorded, eight in the fourth and eight in the seventh month of pregnancy. Twenty four hours activity records were kept for 3 days at these times.

Activity levels in pregnant New Zealand women: relationship with socioeconomic factors, well-being, anthropometric measures, and birth outcome.

Activity during pregnancy has health implications for mother and child. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to examine changes in activity levels during pregnancy; the influence of socioeconomic factors and well-being on activity, and the influence of activity on maternal anthropometric measures and birth outcome. Twenty-four hour activity diaries were collected for 3 d in months 4 and 7 of pregnancy in 197 volunteers.