Tyneegiant, the band. Midwife Pam Colbert has put her skills out for all to see on You Tube . No, not the skill as a midwife but her other skill as a song writer and musician with her band Tyneegiant. Pam is a community-based midwife (Lead Maternity .
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 2:56 pm
Fewer interventions in labour, reduced maternal and
neonatal morbidity (illness, injury), improved psycho-social
outcomes and increased contraceptive use; these are just
some of the documented positive outcomes of a midwifery-led
maternity service.
These facts are supported by
research which is part of the theme for this year’s
International Day of the Midwife (May 5th) –
follow the data, invest in
midwives.
College of Midwives Chief
Executive, Alison Eddy, says investing in midwives is not
only about pay.
“It’s about progressing the mahi
being undertaken around developing and implementing a new
funding model for community-based midwives; it’s also
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 9:55 am
The College of
Midwives, the professional organisation for midwives in
New Zealand, strongly supports MERAS filing in the
Employment Relations Authority (ERA) over the DHBs’
decision to unilaterally exclude GPs as a potential
comparator with midwives, as part of their pay equity claim
for employed midwives (core midwives).
After much
work, the College also identified GPs as one of the
appropriate comparators for midwives, which was included in
its 2016 High Court gender discrimination
claim.
Midwives carry significant responsibility,
ensuring the health of both mother and her baby. All
midwives are able to assess, diagnose, treat and prescribe
Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 3:24 pm
The following can be attributed to the College of
Midwives Chief Executive, Alison Eddy:
The College
continues to be concerned about the issues related to the
significant midwifery staffing shortage at the
CCDHB.
The College acknowledges that the CCDHB has
been working hard to resolve these staffing concerns, and
that it supports and values its midwifery workforce.
However, the current acute short staffing is indicative of a
wider national midwifery workforce shortage, related to
general under -valuing of women’s health, and
specifically, under-resourcing within midwifery; from the
undergraduate education programme through to the midwifery
workforce.
We know that midwifery leaders at DHBs