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Independent Life Expectancy in New Zealand 2013

Health expectancy is a summary measure of population health that combines both non-fatal and fatal health outcomes into a single metric. Health expectancy indicators have the…

Alcohol Use 2012/13: New Zealand Health Survey

The alcohol use report presents the key findings from the 2012/13 New Zealand Health Survey about alcohol use, misuse and alcohol-related harm among New Zealand adults…

Mothers in the New Zealand workforce

This paper takes an initial look at how mothers' and non-mothers' engagement with the labour market has changed over the last 20 years, how the mother…

Teen Births in New Zealand

Policymakers in New Zealand have been concerned by the teenage birth rate for many years. Cross-country comparisons indicate that New Zealand has a higher rate of…

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy: A literature review

This research reviews available New Zealand and selected overseas research about drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Areas covered in the report include: drinking patterns the predictors of alcohol use…

New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2012

The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators are the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Health and maternity stakeholders representing consumer, midwifery, obstetric, general practice, paediatric,…