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We welcome you to the New Zealand College of Midwives (the NZCOM) website.

The NZCOM is the professional organisation and recognised ‘voice’ for midwives in New Zealand. The NZCOM represents over 2800 members and works in partnership with maternity consumer groups such as Plunket, Parents Centre New Zealand, the Home Birth Association, La Leche League and individual women to ensure high quality maternity services in New Zealand. 

The role and functions of the NZCOM include:

  • Professsional practice advice and information
  • Legal advice and representation
  • Professonal development and standards
  • Education
  • Quality assurance
  • Research
  • Liaison
  • Communication and Promotion

Breaking News

Medsafe and Pharmac recently announced concerns about the manufacturing processes of Ranbaxy Laboratories in India. For more information click here.

Prescriber release from Medsafe regarding the association between paracetamol and asthma. For more information click here.

Whats New

The Ministry of Health is seeking applications for the Rural Midwifery Innovation Fund (RMIF). Applications for the next RMIF funding round are invited from Monday 8 September 2008 and will close at 12 noon Friday 24 October 2008. For more information click here.

NZCOM workshop - The Practicalities of Being of Being a Mentor Midwife. For more information click here.

NZCOM workshop - Dotting the I's and Crossing the T's (Midwives and Record Keeping). For more information click here.

Recent News and Events

For recent news and events click here.

 

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Links referenced
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http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/hot/media/2008/Ranbaxy.asp
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http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/3,1,518/medsafe-23sept08.pdf
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http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/ruralhealth-midwifery
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http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,233,511,-1,html/The-Practicalities-of-Being-a-Mentor-Midwife-Workshops
click here.
http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,233,514,-1,html/Dotting-the-I-s-and-Crossing-the-T-s-Midwives-and-Record-Keeping-Workshops
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http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,79,0,-1,html/Events-News

Location http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,1,0,0,html