MaPINO Study

21/11/2025

A huge thank you to all the ladies and children who have participated in the MaPINO study! 🎉

We have one more place available for a lady under 20 weeks pregnant with psoriasis in the Auckland region. If you are interested in taking part please comment below or call Ali Johnston RN on 021 744 958.

15/04/2025

⚡A huge thank you to the 179 women who are enrolled in the MaPINO study 🎉🎊And to those who have brought their children to the 2-year follow up visit 🎉 We have loved meeting your children! All families will be contacted approximately one month out from their child's 2nd birthday.

We have 21 spaces remaining for the study (for pregnant women with psoriasis and controls). Please feel contact us if you are interested to see if you are eligible ☺️

Send a message to learn more

02/03/2025

We are actively recruiting pregnant ladies of any gestation with psoriasis to be part of our nationwide observational study.

You may need to see a dermatologist at a regional centre to confirm your diagnosis of psoriasis, and there are a couple of online health questionnnaires to complete. Your child will have a full developmental assessment at two years of age in a regional centre.

Please get in touch with Ali Johnston RN at alison.johnston@auckland.ac.nz if you would like to know more.

03/09/2024

We are actively recruiting pregnant ladies of any gestation with psoriasis to be part of our nationwide observational study.

You may need to see a dermatologist at a regional centre to confirm your diagnosis of psoriasis, and there are a couple of online health questionnnaires to complete. Your child will have a full developmental assessment at two years of age in a regional centre.

Please get in touch with Ali Johnston RN at alison.johnston@auckland.ac.nz if you would like to know more or click on the link below.

25/03/2024

ARE YOU PREGNANT- or know someone that is?

I'm a mum and the research coordinator for the MaPINO Study being run by Starship Hospital and the University of Auckland.

We are actively recruiting pregnant ladies of any gestation to be part of our observational study.

Must be located within easy reach of Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington or Christchurch.

You will need to complete an online health questionnnaire and then bring your child into your regional centre when they are 2 years of age.

We have a 2nd part to the study if you have Psoriasis, where we can get you to see a Dermatologist for skin assessment and there are a couple of additional questionnaires to complete.

Please get in touch with me at: alison.johnston@auckland.ac.nz if you would like to know more.

02/02/2024

ARE YOU PREGNANT- or know someone that is?

I'm a mum and the research coordinator for the MaPINO Study being run by Starship Hospital and the University of Auckland which is looking at the influence of inflammation in pregnancy.

We are actively recruiting pregnant ladies of any gestation in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington or Christchurch to be part of our observational study.

You will need to complete an online health questionnnaire and then bring your child into your regional centre when they are 2 years of age for a developmental assessment.

We have a 2nd part to the study if you have Psoriasis, where we can get you to see a Dermatologist for a skin assessment and there are a couple of additional questionnaires to complete.

Please get in touch with me at: alison.johnston@auckland.ac.nz if you would like to know more.

20/09/2023

🎉🎈🧸Thank you to all the Mums and Babies participating in the MaPINO Study. We have reached 25% recruitment! If you know a pregnant lady who may be interested in participating in the study, please share this post or they can DM us or email mapino@adhb.govt.nz for more information 🧸🎈🎉

15/03/2023

A huge thank you to all the Mums enrolled in the MaPINO study so far🙏⭐️ If you are interested in taking part but would like more information, please contact us at mapino@adhb.govt.nz or text 021744958 ❤

24/11/2022

We welcomed the most adorable baby to the world in our psoriasis cohort this month - Welcome Little One! ❤️❤️❤️

11/10/2022

⚡️Starship Research Hub are proud to be supporting the MaPINO study - one of the first prospective studies investigating the effects of chronic inflammation in pregnancy.

All pregnant women with psoriasis in the Auckland are invited to participate.

Find out more at www.starship.org.nz/maternal-psoriasis-and-infant-neurodevelopmental-outcomes-mapino-study/ or DM below

11/10/2022

💥 The Starship MaPINO study is recruiting pregnant women with psoriasis in the Auckland region
Women will have their diagnosis confirmed by a dermatologist, surveillance of their psoriasis, and infants will have a comprehensive developmental assessment at two years of age
Travel and parking reimbursements + koha included
Find out more at https://starship.org.nz/maternal-psoriasis-and-infant-neurodevelopmental-outcomes-mapino-study/

11/10/2022

💥If you have psoriasis and are pregnant, we invite you to take part in our study investigating psoriasis in pregnancy.

The study involves:
- specialist diagnosis of psoriasis if needed
- dedicated surveillance of psoriasis
- a comprehensive developmental assessment for each child at two years of age
- reimbursement of parking and travel expenses for the developmental assessment
- a small gift to say thank you.

DM our team to find out more!