Our Role and Services
Our role is a midwifery voice for midwives and women. Our service provision includes but is not limited to:
Professional Advice and Information:
| For all midwives including: | - Individual or collective advice about midwifery practice, professional standards, working situations, ethical matters, interface issues for midwives in different services
- Professional indemnity insurance, legal advice and administration
- Practice management/membership support
- Maintenance of a locum register
- Library and reference resources
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| For District Health Boards (DHBs) including: | - Advice and consultation on the development of continuity of care and midwifery practice upholding the ICM/WHO Definition of the Midwife
- Quality and Leadership Programmes
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| For consumers and community agencies including: | - Information service for women seeking a midwife or information about maternity services and midwifery care
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Professional Representation:
- Nomination body for representation to statutory committees
- Submissions on current maternity services and womens health issues
- National maternity services (Section 88) and midwifery contracts for maternity services negotiations
- Maternity service provider specification development
- Regional and national consultation and input into health policy development with the DHBs, Ministry of Health and facility and health service providers
- Professional representation in the health sector and to government agencies (particularly the Ministries of Health, Education, Social Development and Women’s Affairs), the Health and Disability Commissioner and women’s health consumer bodies
- National and regional input and monitoring of midwifery educational curricula through polytechnics, universities, New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the Midwifery Council of New Zealand
- Membership of the International Confederation of Midwives
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Quality Assurance:
- Midwifery Standards Review Process for all midwives
- Complaints Resolutions Committees for women
- Quality Assurance activities
- Data collection and interpretation of midwifery services, trends and statistics
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Ongoing Education and Professional Development:
- Midwifery First Year of Practice Programme
- NZCOM ongoing education workshops/programmes
- Education forums for midwifery educators and the profession
- Biennial Conference
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Ongoing Liaison and Consultation with:
- Midwives
- DHBs
- Consumers/parent groups
- Maori / Nga Maia
- Government/ statutory bodies/ health organisations/non governmental organisations in developing priorities and policies in maternity services
- Midwifery education providers, DHB midwifery educators
- Midwifery and Maternity Provider Organisation (MMPO)
- Midwifery Employee Representation Advisory Service (MERAS)
- New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) on midwifery employment issues
- International Confederation of Midwives, World Health Organisation, United Nations, other international midwifery organisations and consumer organisations and professional groups
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Research:
Communication and Promotion:
- Publication of a refereed journal (NZCOM Journal, published twice yearly) and Midwifery News (newletter published quarterly) to keep members informed and up to date
- Conferences
- Publications, Promotional material
- Media
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Links referenced
- Nga Maia
- http://www.ngamaia.co.nz/
- Joan Donley Midwifery Research Collaboration
- http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,81,0,-1,html/JDMRC
Location http://www.midwife.org.nz/index.cfm/1,227,html
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