Achieving better health for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand
To ensure we ask the right questions for future research, the ON TRACK Network recently conducted a national research prioritisation study to identify the research most urgently needed to improve health and healthcare for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The first step in this project was to bring together everyone and anyone interested in perinatal and maternal health research to identify current knowledge gaps using an online questionnaire and phone/video interviews. We invited knowledge gap contributions from a large and diverse group across Aotearoa New Zealand, including women and whānau, healthcare professionals and other stakeholders involved in maternal and perinatal health and healthcare (e.g., scientists, researchers, funders, policymakers). Knowledge gaps were identified, and a list of research questions was developed to ascertain the most urgently required research to improve future health for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This project has been completed, and findings are now available through the link below.
Achieving better health for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand
To ensure we ask the right questions for future research, the ON TRACK Network recently conducted a national research prioritisation study to identify the research most urgently needed to improve health and healthcare for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Identifying the most pressing research questions around mother and baby healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand – development of an Aotearoa New Zealand specific Research Prioritisation Framework.
A recent study led by researchers from the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute and on behalf of the ON TRACK Network, has outlined the priorities for future clinical trials and large cohort studies addressing health and healthcare for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Research Prioritisation Framework aims to ensure the right research is being done to improve future healthcare in this country and that healthcare is based on high-quality evidence. The Framework and methodology can also be adapted for use across other areas of health.
For more detail about the study and to read about the top prioritised research questions in Aotearoa New Zealand, visit: The priorities for future clinical trials and large cohort studies addressing health and healthcare for mothers and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand (nzma.org.nz)