Midwives

As the number of birthing centres around the country declines, there are concerns limited choices are pushing women into birthing interventions they don't want or need.  Audio

13,000 self-employed midwives will be waiting more than a year to go to court and fight to get pay equity. Five years of negotiations with government has meant hospital midwives will receive a 15… Audio

Community midwives say today's legal action against the Ministry of Health is a "last resort" after seven years of broken promises.

The College of Midwives has filed a class action in the High Court… Audio

Midwives are taking legal action against the government over fair pay and conditions - again. The College of Midwives has this morning filed a class action in the High Court against the Ministry of… Audio

Joining us on the panel this morning are Dr Alexander Gillespie and Lavina Good. Among other topics, they'll be discussing the anti-lockdown protest on Auckland's motorway, the All Blacks and Black… Audio

Midwives are welcoming more ACC cover for maternal birth injuries.

Proposed changes announced today will make up to 18,000 women a year who sustain birth injuries eligible for ACC cover.

Māni Dunlop… Audio

Independent midwives are being forced to work for weeks on end without pay because of delays in getting police clearances - some are even being told they can't practice. They say they're having to… Audio

NZ workers returning from overseas can soon skip MIQ stay; Hendy: 60-70 percent Covid-19 vaccination rates needed; NZDF not ready for disaster due to Covid-19 MIQ commitments; Delays in vetting… Audio

Burnt-out and underpaid midwives say mothers and babies could be hurt if conditions in the sector don't improve.

About 150 midwives and supporters marched to Parliament today, with midwives walking… Video, Audio

Midwives in Auckland and Northland walked off the job and onto the streets - kicking off consecutive days of rolling strikes across the country.

About 1,500 union members are protesting following… Audio

Rolling strikes and marches by midwives are underway throughout Aotearoa. In the coming week, about 1500 hospital midwives will down tools for eight-hour strikes, which are the result of last week's… Audio

Midwives in the Bay of Plenty hope the introduction of free ultrasound scans for pregnant women in their district will pave the way for the rest of the country.

The region's DHB has been partially… Audio

A serious shortage of midwives at Capital and Coast DHB has seen the maternity service go into "code black" three times recently - meaning it reached capacity. Audio

The College of Midwives says their sector is feeling frustrated and perplexed by the lack of any funding - or any real mention of their sector - in last week's Budget.

The chief Executive of the… Audio

Midwives say their calls for extra funding for the chronically underfunded sector have fallen on deaf ears, as their struggles continue to mount during covid-19.

Groups representing GPs, senior… Audio

We’re all adapting our lives today as we head into the lockdown from midnight tonight. But what if you’re pregnant? Jacqui Anderson is the acting Chief Executive of the College of Midwives.

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A hard-hitting review of maternity services at Hutt Hospital in Wellington has found serious shortages of midwives, low morale and high stress levels. Health Correspondent Karen Brown reports. Audio