Maternity

Links

Breastfeeding
Minstry of Health information about Breastfeeding including publications, media releases and useful links.

Eligibility for publicly-funded maternity services

Sector Services

FAQs about maternity services payments and maternity claims

Immunisation eLearning
A unique website designed to help midwives, undergraduate nurses and childbirth educators to quickly and easily find useful information and resources about immunisation in New Zealand.

Child and Youth Health toolkit - Chapter 16: Teenage Pregnancy

Maternity Services Consumer Council (www.maternity.org.nz)
The Maternity Services Consumer Council is a consumer organisation that promotes the rights of women throughout the birthing cycle. This website contains information on how maternity care is provided in New Zealand and the options available to women.

Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Support (www.sands.org.nz)
SANDS branches around New Zealand are groups of parents helping to care for other bereaved parents, families and friends. We promote awareness, understanding and support for those dealing with the death of a baby in pregnancy, birth or neonatally, or due to medical termination, and other forms of reproductive loss.

Mothers and Midwives Association (www.mama-midwives.co.nz)
Information about Lead Maternity Carers and includes questions you can ask to help choose a LMC.

Trauma and Birth Stress (TABS) (www.tabs.co.nz)
TABS is Trauma And Birth Stress, a Charitable Trust that serves as a support group of mothers.TABS was formed because of the need to make Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) known as a form of mental illness that can happen following childbirth, but quite distinct from the Baby Blues, Post Natal Depression (Post Partum Depression) and Post Natal Psychosis.

Page last updated: 16 July 2009