Mother and Infant Nutrition Investigation in New Zealand (MINI Project): Protocol for an Observational Longitudinal Cohort Study

Ying Jin   ¹ , BSc, MSc ;   Jane Coad   ² , BSc, PhD ;   Shao J Zhou   ³ , BSc, MSc, PhD ;   Sheila Skeaff   ⁴ , MSc, PhD ;   Cheryl Benn   ⁵ , BSocSc, MCur (Midwifery), PhD ;   Nicholas Kim   ⁶ , BSc, PhD ;   Rachael L Pond   ⁷ , BSc, PhD ;   Louise Brough   ² , BSc, MSc, PhD

¹ School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

² School of Food and Advanced Technology, College of Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

³ School of Agriculture, Food and Wine and Robinson Research Institute, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

⁴ Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

⁵ MidCentral District Health Board, Palmerston North, New Zealand

⁶ School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

⁷ Institute of Education, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand