Moe Kura is a longitudinal study focused on the role of sleep in the health and well-being of mothers and children in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The leadership, design and conduct of the study is informed by Kaupapa Māori research principles and is positioned within a broader rights-based approach to health, recognising that inequities in health must be identified and understood to improve the health of wāhine Māori and tamariki. In late pregnancy 418 Māori women and 768 non-Māori women were recruited and data collected at four waves (35-37 weeks gestation, 4-6 weeks postpartum, 11-13 weeks postpartum and when the Moe Kura child was 3-4 years of age) with linkage to birth records and national administrative datasets and associated qualitative research.
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