Maternity services

This section outlines the background information for creating the Maternity National Clinical Guidance.

This page provides information for the sector on the provision of and payment for primary maternity services.

A payment to new graduate Lead Maternity Care (LMC) midwives providing primary maternity care to contribute to their start-up business costs.

Standards, guidelines and other useful publications on maternity services in New Zealand.

Information on the work the Ministry is undertaking in the maternity sector.

The Maternity Action Plan was developed based on consultation with the maternity sector about what needed to be done to improve the maternity system.

These guidelines were published in 2019 and are awaiting review, due 2022. Some content may be outdated.

Midwifery in New Zealand works in partnership with the woman and her whānau throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the first six weeks post-birth.

The Perinatal Spine is a new platform for bringing together maternity data into a shared care record.