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Welcome to the official site of the New Zealand College of Midwives, the professional organisation for midwives.
The College is governed by a National Board comprising a number of nominated and elected representatives from throughout New Zealand. Representatives include rural midwives, urban midwives, educators, students, consumers, Māori midwives and birthing women.
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MEDSAFE have issued an Alert Communication on medicines containing Ranitidine (Zantac)
24th September, 2019
MEDSAFE have issued an Alert Communication on medicines containing Ranitidine (Zantac) Medicines containing ranitidine may contain an impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). These medicines may be prescribed or can be purchased over the counter and are…
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Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Aotearoa PADA Seminar Series
23rd September, 2019
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We are excited to welcome you to Christchurch/Ōtautahi, for our 16th Biennial National Conference to be held at Te Pae (Christchurch Convention Centre).
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As a member of the College you have the opportunity to contribute to all the representations the College makes to government, health organisations, consumer groups and the public.
The College encourages and values individual member input very highly. You can also take an active role in supporting your local and regional midwifery community including joining with consumers and their organisations to support initiatives that enhance the lives of mothers and babies.
The Find your Midwife website, created by the New Zealand College of Midwives to help women to find a midwife they can work with best.
The MMPO was established by the New Zealand College of Midwives in 1997 to provide its LMC (Lead Maternity Carer) midwives with a supportive practice management and quality practice system, enabling high quality continuity of care for women throughout New Zealand.
MERAS has been established as a dedicated and focused union for employed midwives with support from the New Zealand College of Midwives. A national District Health Board (DHB) midwifery collective employment agreement for employed midwives has been negotiated and is now in operation for MERAS members at DHB’s.
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MMPO have engaged with Ezispeak - the new Telephone Interpreting Service MMPO have engaged with Ezispeak - the new Telephone Interpreting Service, as ...2 weeks ago
My Māori Midwife - Season 1: Episode10. "Traditional cultural practices are taught to parents at an antenatal workshop and Waimarie plans a home birth with Zoey in a birthing pool"
www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-maori-midwife
My Māori Midwife | TVNZ OnDemand
Meet the Māori midwives who work tirelessly caring for families and bringing new life into the world. They aim to empower women and offer traditional...3 weeks ago
Awesome series
Kate Stirling we need to watch this after we've handed in our assignment 😂
Louise Millar this is the one! Amazing 😍
MEDSAFE have issued an Alert Communication on medicines containing Ranitidine (Zantac)
Medicines containing ranitidine may contain an impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).
These medicines may be prescribed or can be purchased over the counter and are used for heartburn, gastric reflux or ulcers. Current information indicates that any impurity is at a low level.
NDMA is a potential carcinogen that is commonly found in some foods, water and air. The levels of NDMA impurity detected in ranitidine to date, if taken over decades, may modestly increase the risk of developing cancer.
GlaxoSmithKline (NZ) Ltd has put a halt on all further supply of Zantac Injection 50mg/2mL until further information on the safety of this product is available.
Due to the limited data currently available, all products containing ranitidine are potentially affected.
The alert suggests this may be more relevant for long term use however Midwives who prescribe and/or administer Ranitidine (Zantac) need to be aware that the full information is not yet available and the Medsafe alert provides advice for prescribers and consumers.
This link will take you to the full Safety Information
www.medsafe.govt.nz/safety/Alerts/MedicinesAndNDMA.asp
Medsafe will publish updated information as it becomes available.
Medicines containing ranitidine and a potential impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Medicines containing ranitidine may contain an impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). These medicines may be prescribed or can be purchased ov...3 weeks ago
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College of Midwives CE Alison Eddy, Minister for Children Tracey Martin, Midwife Corrina Parata and Midwifery Advisor Jacqui Anderson met to discuss a number of issues, including the midwifery / Oranga Tamariki interface and fair and reasonable pay for community midwives
3 weeks ago
Corrina 🥰🥰 an amazing midwife who does amazing work in such a geographically and socially/economically challenged area of our country!
I think I would still be practising midwifery if I could have specialised and not had to practise across the scope. Focussing on LC work and post natal was awesome but the juggle became too much.
there are enough midwives, they are however choosing to not work in conditions that dont value them. So slogans need to be bring back the midwives :)
Good work
I'd like to see a PGDip for RNs, like they do in Australia. That would go a long way to solving the workforce crisis. it's too expensive to go off and do a second degree for most RNs and for what?? a marginal pay rise? You would never pay your student loan off. I would love to be a core midwife, and have 27 years experience. With all the comorbidities women have these days I believe medically model focused RNs can bring something to midwifery. There has to be new pathways created for entry into midwifery. I have had four home births myself. I would love to be in a position where I can give back. At least, please create generous scholarships for RNs to cross over.
Too much talking with no progress, time for action I’d say!
Trisa Gregg Espiner
“The model works... we just need to fund that model.”
i.stuff.co.nz/national/health/115818384/a-plea-from-midwives-its-not-rocket-science-improve-the-p...
3 weeks ago
Sorry but the current model is not working. As a woman having a baby I have continuity of care up until I need pain relief, I choose to have epidural.. midwife gone! Something dreadful goes wrong and I need a LSCS, just when I need the support from my midwife .. gone. I need to be induced, synto starts.. midwife gone. Does the midwife tell me at booking that she won’t be there if I need any of the above? Probably not..
Rural Maternity Services an Election Issue...
Wanaka will get a birthing unit with financial backing from National if it gets into power, leader Simon Bridges says.
www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/115927175/simon-bridges-pledges-500k-to-support-new-birthing-unit...
Simon Bridges pledges $500k to support new birthing unit in Wanaka
Mothers and midwives welcome the promise of a birthing unit, but there might not be anyone to man it, they say.4 weeks ago
The College notes members views about the lack of attention to midwifery pay and conditions during the national governments last term. The comments from midwife Morgan Weathington and women in content of the written article clearly articulate the issues are greater than simply a lack of accessible primary facilities in our rural communities. Comment from Julie Anne Genter in the following TV clip also highlights the lack of action by the previous government. (note: Some previous posts deleted due to inappropriate language.) www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/national-says-extend-maternity-services-in-central-otago-if-e...
Did nothing in nine years to support our midwifery issues .... I have as much faith in Simon's promises as shit on the sole of my shoe. It's just election promises when it should have been sorted when they were last in .... little too late.
Wasn’t it National who closed all the birth units and let our pay and conditions get this bad! Midwifery is in crisis throughout the whole of NZ.
Gosh as much as $500k aye, that’ll fix the national crisis - NOT! 😡 ... Morgan & Kimberley said it! 🌸
Let's build another unit 😂👍 nevermind that we have no midwives left to work at it 🤭🤔. We will just run it understaffed and underpaid and when it all goes bust, we will just blaim the midwives again.
You can buy a small apartment for that money in Wanaka
Really?! Where was the fixing of the entrenched underfunding and inequality for midwives over the 9 years when National were in power recently. NZCOM had to actually go to court over pay equity to get traction to even begin negotiations with National. This is absolutely blatent electioneering. If National truly want to fix the issues (they don't) then show us how you will fix them. No bullshit bandaids. And Labour you better get this debacle sorted soon - no more mucking about... the next budget is crucial to see if you can actually show us that you value women, children and our women workforce. The midwifery undervaluing and pay inequality has gone on way to long and needs to be fixed NOW!
Nice to see someone is doing something
Oh yeah who’s going to run it and how much will they pay?? Egg
There's a really good positive everyone is overlooking which is keeping pressure on current govt. So let's milk this for all its worth!
Yeah right! I think it’s just a Tui ad! We are in this mess BECAUSE of them.
oh please, they let it run into the ground in the first place. phuft!
Itr is easy to make promises it is just so much harder to actually act on them, National can promise whatever they like and as they (and sadly so many poeple do) jsut pull away from the promise when it suis Total Bullshit story....sadly
Bribery for votes if ever I saw it.....
Still wouldn’t vote this muppet in!!
God they’ll try anything.
500k isn’t gonna cover it, lol!
Not worth putting that Muppet in power!
Yeah right
If only that was funny...
My Māori Midwife: Season 1 Episode 9 (PGC)
"Midwife Camille is passionate about empowering women to have positive birthing experiences. She faces a huge challenge with Cassey, whose baby has life-threatening complications." www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-maori-midwife
My Māori Midwife | TVNZ OnDemand
Meet the Māori midwives who work tirelessly caring for families and bringing new life into the world. They aim to empower women and offer traditional...4 weeks ago
Such a great series
The following media release is in response to the news that Hutt Valley District Health Board is targeting midwives from overseas to help fill gaps in maternity units.
www.midwife.org.nz/news/pay-equity-for-midwives-must-be-fast-tracked
Pay Equity for Midwives Must Be Fast-tracked - New Zealand College of Midwives
That from the chair of the Wellington Region of the College of Midwives, Siobhan Connor, following the news that Hutt Valley District Health Board is ...4 weeks ago
pay equity would definitely increase midwives, and dhbs have missed the whole point...pay staffing and CULTURE are the main reasons midwives leave, culture is something they can change and so far Ive seen no improvement or acknowledgment around this to change. No use hiring overseas if culture is the same...those midwives will leave also, it is a bandaid issue for lack of insight.
I stopped practicing 3 years ago because of the conditions, understaffing, poor pay and horrendous hours. Doing more for less constantly. I had teenagers and it was not just affecting me anymore it was affecting my family. I have seen nothing in the last three years that given me any hope for improvement, in fact from what I hear from my ex colleagues it’s getting worse. This has been an urgent crisis for far to long already. Absolutely tragic for Midwifery in NZ. Heartbreaking.
Can we please be mindful when discussing if we need overseas midwives or not. There are many here already and I am one of them.
So many NZ midwives work in Australia for better financial rewards even without NZ midwifery autonomy!
Our DHB are sending out our woman because there is no staff to care for them, which sucks for all of us, LMC loss of income and woman being transferred to another hospital without their support...something needs to be done!
But I wouldnt think pay equity will magically create a few hundred extra midwives ready to work - it would still take time to build up numbers. I would rather have competent midwives from overseas filling in the gap than have women and babies missing out on care due to understaffing. With pay equity and time, we may not require as many midwives from overseas to fill those gaps; but for now what else is a realistic short term alternative?
Well said. Hope someone is listening
Emily Griffin