Sue Pullon is a New Zealander and mother of three sons. She has had interests in health promotion and education for many years, as a consumer, a parent, a general practitioner, and more recently as an educator of health professionals.

Sue holds a MBChB (1978) and a Diploma of Obstetrics (1981) from the University of Otago, and is completing a Masters degree at the University of Otago. She is a senior lecturer in general practice at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate health professionals as well as doing clinical work, and is currently working on research about professional health workforce relationships and their impact on collaboration.

The New Zealand Pregnancy Book was first published in 1991 and as a second edition in 1999. The book has been in print for nearly 15 years and been used continuously by expectant parents through a time of significant change in the delivery of maternity services. Sue Pullon has also written widely in the academic press about her research and teaching interests – breastfeeding, smoking cessation (especially during pregnancy), women's health, consultation skills for medical students, and primary health care.

Sue and her husband live variously in Wellington, or on the Kapiti Coast, depending on the time of the year, the number of resident offspring and the need for work and leisure space.