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• Lai, H., Camargo, Jr Carlos A., Woodward, A., Hobbs, M., Pillai, A., Morton, S., Grant, C. (October 2018). Long-term exposure to neighbourhood smoke from household heating and risk of respiratory and dermatological prescription medications – Growing Up in New Zealand child cohort study. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Allergy). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/all.1361

• Gerritsen, S., Anderson, S., Morton, S., & Wall, C. (2018). Pre-school nutrition-related behaviours at home and early childhood education services: Findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study. Public Health Nutrition, 21(7) 1222-1231. doi:10.1017/S1368980017004116

• Farewell CV, Thayer ZM, Puma JE, Morton S (2018). Exploring the timing and duration of maternal stress exposure: Impacts on early childhood BMI. Early Human Development 117, 15-18 doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.12.001

• Shackleton N, Milne BJ, Audas R, Derraik JGB, Zhu T, Taylor RW, Morton SMB, Glover M, Cutfield WS, Taylor B (2017). Improving rates of overweight, obesity and extreme obesity in New Zealand 4-year-old children in 2010–2016. Pediatric Obesity Published online doi: 0.1111/ijpo.12260

• Castro T, Grant C, Wall C, Welch M, Marks R, Fleming C, Teixeira J, Bandara D, Berry S, Morton S (2017). Breastfeeding indicators among a nationally representative multi-ethnic sample of New Zealand children. NZ Medical Journal 130 (1466) 01 December

• Berry SD, Walker CG, Ly K, Snell RG, Atatoa Carr PE, Bandara D, Mohal J, Castro T, Marks E, Morton SMB, Grant CC. (2017). Widespread prevalence of a CREBRF variant amongst Māori and Pacific children is associated with weight and height in early childhood. International Journal of Obesity online doi: 10.1038/ijo.2017.230

• Veerasingam P, Grant CC, Chelimo C, Philipson K, Gilchrist CA, Berry S, Atatoa Carr P, Camargo Jr CA, Morton S (2017). Vaccine education during pregnancy and timeliness of infant immunization. Paediatrics 140(3): e20163727 published online 18 August

• Berry S, Atatoa Carr P, Kool B, Mohal J, Morton S, Grant C. (2017). Housing tenure as a focus for reducing inequalities in the home safety environment: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health online doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12695

• Underwood L, Morton SMB, Waldie KE. (2017). Assessing depression among new fathers – reply JAMA Psychiatry Published online 28 June doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1400

• Gerritsen S, Dean B, Morton SMB, Wall C. (2017) Do childcare menus meet nutrition guidelines? Quantity, variety and quality of food provided in New Zealand Early Childhood Education services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12667

• D’Souza S, Waldie KE, Peterson ER, Underwood L, Morton SMB (2017). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: Factor Structure of the Father-Report and Parent Agreement in 2-Year-Old Children. Published online doi: 10.1177/1073191117698757

• Hobbs MR, Grant CC, Ritchie SR, Chelimo C, Morton SMB, Berry S, Thomas MG. Antibiotic consumption by New Zealand children: exposure near-universal by the age of five years. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy published online: doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx060

• Underwood L, Waldie KE, Peterson E, D’Souza S, Verbiest M, McDaid F, Morton S. (2017) Paternal depression symptoms during pregnancy and after childbirth among participants in the Growing Up in New Zealand study. JAMA Psychiatry 74(4): 1-10. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.4234

• TinTin S, Woodward, A, Saraf R, Berry S, Atatoa Carr, P, Morton SMB, Grant CC. (2016). Internal living environment and respiratory disease in children: findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal child cohort study. Environmental Health 15:120. doi: 10.1186/s12940-016-0207-z

• Underwood L, Waldie KE, D’Souza S, Peterson ER, Morton SMB (2016). A Longitudinal Study of Pre-pregnancy and Pregnancy Risk Factors Associated with Antenatal and Postnatal Symptoms of Depression: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Maternal and Child Health Journal. online article. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2191-x

• Underwood L, Waldie K, D’Souza S, Peterson ER, Morton, SMB (2016). A review of longitudinal studies on antenatal and postnatal depression. Archives of Women's Mental Health. 19 (5): 711-720. doi: 10.1007/s00737-016-0629-1

• Bird AL, Carr PEA, Reese E, Morton SMB (2016). Policy translation for early childhood education and care: the Growing Up in New Zealand approach. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy 10(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s40723-016-0021-7

• Bécares L and Atatoa-Carr P. (2016). The association between maternal and partner experienced racial discrimination and prenatal perceived stress, prenatal and postnatal depression: findings from the Growing up in New Zealand cohort study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12939-016-0443-4

• Nichani V, Dirks K, Burns B, Bird A, Morton SMB, Grant CC (2016). Green Space and Physical Activity in Pregnant Women: Evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Online article doi: 10.1123/jpah.2016-0013

• Bird AL, Grant CC, Bandara DK, Mohal J, Atatoa‐Carr PE, Wise MR, Inskip H, Miyhara M, Morton SMB (2016). Maternal health in pregnancy and associations with adverse birth outcomes: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13377

• Hobbs, M. R., Morton, S. M., Atatoa-Carr, P., Ritchie, S. R., Thomas, M. G., Saraf, R., Chelimo, C., Harnden, A., Camargo, C. A. and Grant, C. C. (2016), Ethnic disparities in infectious disease hospitalisations in the first year of life in New Zealand. J Paediatr Child Health. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13377

• Reese E, Bird AL, Taumoepea M, Schmidt J, Mohal J, Grant CC, Carr PEA, Morton SMB. (2016). “You are our eyes and ears”: A new tool for observing parent-child interactions in large samples. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies 7(4):386-408. doi: 10.14301/llcs.v7i4.381

• D’Souza S, Waldie KE, Peterson ER, Underwood L, Morton SMB (2016). Psychometric Properties and Normative Data for the Preschool Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Two-Year-Old Children. J Abnorm Child Psychol. doi: 10.1007/s10802-016-0176-2

• Anderson YC, Wynter LE, Treves KF, Grant CC, Stewart JM, Cave TL, Wild CEK, Derraik JGB, Cutfield WS, Hofman PL (2016). Prevalence of comorbidities in obese New Zealand children and adolescents at enrolment in a community‐based obesity programme. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health Online doi: 10.1111/jpc.13315

• Wall, C. R., Gammon, C. S., Bandara, D. K., Grant, C. C., Atatoa Carr, P. E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2016). Dietary patterns in pregnancy in New Zealand-influence of maternal socio-demographic, health and lifestyle factors. Nutrients, 8(5), 1-16. doi: 10.3390/nu8050300

• Gerritsen, S. (2016). Nutrition education for early childhood managers, teachers and nursery cooks: a prerequisite for effective obesity prevention Public Health, 140: 56-58. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.05.025

• Gerritsen S, Morton S, Wall CR (2016). Physical activity and screen use policy and practices in childcare: results from a survey of early childhood education services in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 40(4):319-325. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12529

• Gerritsen S, Wall C, Morton S (2016). Child-care nutrition environments: results from a survey of policy and practice in New Zealand early childhood education services. Public Health Nutrition 19(09):1531-1542. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015002955

• Grant CC, Chen MH, Bandara DK, Marks EJ, Gilchrist CA, Lewycka S, Atatoa Carr PE, Robinson EM, Pryor JE, Camargo CA, Morton SMB (2016). Antenatal immunisation intentions of expectant parents: Relationship to immunisation timeliness during infancy. Vaccine. 34(11):1379-1388). doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.01.048

• Waldie KE, Peterson ER, D’Souza S, Underwood L, Pryor JE, Atatoa Carr PE, Grant CC, Morton SMB (2015). Depression symptoms during pregnancy: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Journal of Affective Disorders. 186: 66–73. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.06.009

• McMilin C, Camargo C, Susan Morton SMB, Grant CC (2015). Understanding administrative coding of emergency department visits for unspecified acute allergic reactions New Zealand Medical Journal. 128 (1421): 39-46. Article online.

• Bartholomew K, Morton SMB, Atatoa Carr PE, Bandara DK and Grant CC (2015). Provider engagement and choice in the Lead Maternity Carer System: Evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 55(4): 323-330. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12319

• Bartholomew K, Morton SMB, Atatoa Carr PE, Bandara DK, Grant CC (2015). Early engagement with a Lead Maternity Carer: Results from Growing Up in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 55(3): 227–232. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12291

• Berry S, Morton SMB, Atatoa Carr PE, Marks E, Ritchie S, Upton A, Williamson D, Grant CC (2015). Colonisation with Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes in New Zealand preschool children. New Zealand Medical Journal. 128(1410):60-67. Article online

• Morton SMB, Saraf R, Bandara DK, et al. (2014). Maternal and perinatal predictors of newborn iron status. New Zealand Medical Journal. 127(1402):62-77. Article online (subscription only)

• Morton SMB, Grant CC, Wall C R, Atatoa Carr PE, Bandara D K, Schmidt JM, Ivory V, Inskip HM, Camargo Jr CA (2014). Adherence to nutritional guidelines in pregnancy: Evidence from the Growing Up in New Zealand birth cohort study. Public Health Nutrition, FirstView Article. 1-11. doi:10.1017/S1368980014000482

• Morton SMB, Grant CC, Atatoa Carr PE (2013). Too many left at risk by current folic acid supplementation use: evidence from Growing Up in New Zealand. Aust N Z J Public Health. 37(2): 190-191. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12042

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