Consensus Statements and Guidelines

Consensus Statements

The purpose of the NZCOM Consensus Statements are to provide women, midwives and the maternity services with the profession’s position on any given situation. The following is a list of the Consensus Statements currently available.

Alcohol and Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
Complementary Therapies
Fetal Monitoring in Labour
Group B Strep
Immunisation
Laboratory Testing/Screening
Midwives Using Ultrasound
Oral Health
Roles and Responsibilities
Third Stage
VBAC
Waterbirth

Artificial Rupture of Membranes
Cervical Screening
Family Violence
Gestational Diabetes
HIV Screening
Informed Consent
Mentoring
Normal Birth
Prescribing
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Ultrasound
Vitamin K

To download any of the Consensus Statements listed above, click here

Guidelines

The NZCOM has developed guidelines to support best practice in whatever context midwifery care occurs. The following is a list of the Guidelines currently available.

Booking Guidelines

Transfer Guidelines

To download any of the Guidelines listed above, click here

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Links referenced

click here: http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,108,557,-1,html/Consensus-Statements
click here: http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,108,558,-1,html/Guidelines
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