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Contact Details

Phone
+64 4 832 3046
Email
max.berry@otago.ac.nz
Position
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Wellington)
Qualifications
BSc MB BS PhD FRACP MRCPCH
Research summary
Paediatrics

Research

Associate Professor Max Berry's research interests include the impact of preterm birth on cardiac autonomic function, vascular function and the development of regional adiposity. In particular, Max has an interest in translational biomedical research, and the integration of basic sciences with advances in perinatal care.

She obtained her BSc in Developmental Neurobiology from the University of London prior to completion of undergraduate medical training at Guys and St Thomas's Hospitals, London. She obtained MRCPCH in the UK just before emigrating to NZ, where she completed her training in neonatal and perinatal medicine in Hamilton and Wellington. In 2008 Associate Professor Berry was awarded an HRC Fellowship for PhD studies; during the course of her PhD she examined the long-term effects of preterm birth, early nutrition and antenatal corticosteroid exposure on cardiometabolic outcomes in sheep.

Publications

Chambers, T., Kim, A., Dean, F., Bain, I., Douwes, J., Berry, M., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2026). Nitrate pollution of drinking water linked to preterm birth: New NZ study. The Briefing, (14 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/nitrate-pollution-drinking-water-linked-preterm-birth-new-nz-study Journal - Research Other

Chambers, T., Kim, A. H. M., Dean, F., Bain, I., Douwes, J., Berry, M., Baker, M. G., & Hales, S. (2026). Nitrate in drinking water and preterm birth: A national retrospective cohort study in New Zealand. Environmental Research, 306, 125169. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.125169 Journal - Research Article

Tran, N. T., Berry, M. J., Schlegel, M., Sheppard, A., Callahan, D. L., Davies-Tuck, M. L., … Ellery, S. J. (2025). Understanding creatine for neurological health in babies (UNICORN): An observational cohort study. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 22(Suppl. 1), 2533665. doi: 10.1080/15502783.2025.2533665 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Freeman, A. K., Dyson, R. M., Berry, M. J., & Ellery, S. J. (2025). Safety of maternal creatine supplementation: Evidence from a guinea pig model of full-term pregnancy. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 22(Suppl. 1), 2533674. doi: 10.1080/15502783.2025.2533674 Journal - Research Article

Choi, Y. J., Liu, G., Powell, H., Berry, M., Blache, D., Chia, X. W., … Pillow, J. J. (2025). The effect of diurnal timing of antenatal steroids on fetal lung maturation in sheep. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 61 (Suppl. 1), (pp. 9-10). doi: 10.1111/jpc.70008 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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