PADA have released dates for their seminar series. Please see their website for details and registrations. https://pada.nz/events/ 

10 March 2022 The following can be attributed to the College of Midwives Chief Executive, Alison Eddy: The New Zealand College of Midwives is alarmed and deeply saddened by the Russian strike of a maternity and…

Elective Induction of Labor in Nulliparas: has the ARRIVE trial changed obstetric practices and outcomes? In 2018, the ARRIVE trial (Grobman et al. N Engl J Med. 2018) reported that 39-week elective labor induction in…

The New Zealand College of Midwives (the College) is the professional association for midwifery in Aotearoa and represents almost every practising midwife in Aotearoa. The College has been proactive in promoting Covid-19 vaccination to midwives and pregnant women and people throughout 2021 and considers that vaccination is our best line of defence against Covid-19.

The Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) began in NZ 14 years ago. VIDM is a free 24 hour online conference held annually to celebrate International Day of the Midwife on May 5th.  …

The College’s national office will close for the Christmas Holidays on Friday 24 December at 12 noon, reopening on Wednesday 5 January. There will be arrangements in place for any midwife who needs urgent legal…

Midwives sign here to show your support Open letter to hapū wāhine, pregnant women, pregnant people, whānau and families welcoming a new pēpi/baby(ies) about the Covid-19 vaccination from ngā Kaiwhakawhānau – the Midwives of Aotearoa.…

The College has been informed that the deadlines in the Public Health Response Order for Mandatory Vaccination of Health Workers have been amended from those originally announced, and will now align with the Education Sector:…

On Monday 11th  October, the government announced it would be mandating vaccination for all health workers including midwives. This decision was made in the best interests of the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders.…

The New Zealand College of Midwives commends the Government on its proposal to amend ACC legislation and update its Maternity Action Plan, saying the developments signify increased attention is finally being paid to women’s health.

Kia ora koutou members, As you are no doubt aware the College has been working for many years to address concerns related to pay and working conditions for LMC midwives, as well as working closely…

In March 2020, the Director General of Health issued a temporary waiver for systems and settings which are not yet integrated to the NZePS, e.g. hospital discharge and outpatient prescribing, community prescribing from dentists, midwives,…