Moe Kitenga: a qualitative study of perceptions of infant and child sleep practices among Māori whānau

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume16
dc.contributor.authorGeorge M
dc.contributor.authorTheodore R
dc.contributor.authorRichards R
dc.contributor.authorGalland B
dc.contributor.authorTaylor R
dc.contributor.authorMatahaere M
dc.contributor.authorTe Morenga L
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-11T00:03:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:40:22Z
dc.date.available2020-06-21
dc.date.available2023-07-11T00:03:43Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:40:22Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-21
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dc.descriptionGeorge, M., Theodore, R., Richards, R., Galland, B., Taylor, R., Matahaere, M., & Te Morenga, L. (2020). Moe Kitenga: a qualitative study of perceptions of infant and child sleep practices among Māori whānau. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 16(2), 153–160. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180120929694
dc.description.abstractInsufficient sleep is a strong risk factor for unhealthy weight gain in children. Māori (the indigenous population of Aotearoa (New Zealand)) children have an increased risk of unhealthy weight gain compared to New Zealand European children. Interventions around sleep could provide an avenue for improving health and limiting excessive weight gain with other meaningful benefits for whānau (extended family) well-being. However, current messages promoting good sleep may not be realistic for many Māori whānau. Using qualitative methods, the Moe Kitenga project explored the diverse realities of sleep in 14 Māori whānau. We conclude that for infant sleep interventions to prevent obesity and improve health outcomes for Māori children, they must take into account the often pressing social circumstances of many Māori whānau that are a barrier to adopting infant sleep recommendations, otherwise sleep interventions could create yet another oppressive standard that whānau fail to live up to.
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dc.edition.editionJune 2020
dc.format.extent153 - 160
dc.identifierhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1177180120929694
dc.identifier.citationAlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples, 2020, June 2020, 16 (2), pp. 153 - 160
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1177180120929694
dc.identifier.eissn1174-1740
dc.identifier.elements-id440574
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1177-1801
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19821
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.publisher.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1177180120929694
dc.relation.isPartOfAlterNative: an international journal of indigenous peoples
dc.rights(c) The author/s
dc.subjectsleep
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectinfants
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectIndigenous peoples
dc.subjectwell-being
dc.subjectsleep interventions
dc.subject.anzsrc2002 Cultural Studies
dc.titleMoe Kitenga: a qualitative study of perceptions of infant and child sleep practices among Māori whānau
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/Research Centre for Hauora and Health
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