Maternity and newborn data and statistics
Last updated:Statistical publications and data sets on maternity and newborns.
PageGuidance on supporting breastfeeding mothers returning to work
Last updated:Advice for employers on supporting breastfeeding mothers when they return to work, what the benefits are, and what the employer’s responsibilities are.
PageRecognising the importance of fortifying flour on World Food Safety Day
Publication date:From mid-August this year, the Government will require all non-organic bread-making wheat flour, produced or sold in New Zealand, to be fortified with folic acid.
Today is the International Day of the Midwife
Publication date:We are celebrating the essential service midwives provide to pregnant people and their whānau.
New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2019 and 2020
Publication date:The Maternity Clinical Indicators web tool published by Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora presents comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women/people and their babies giving birth in New Zealand.
Evaluation Report: Pregnancy and Parenting Services
Publication date:In 2016, the Ministry of Health (MOH) funded three District Health Boards (DHBs) to deliver Pregnancy and Parenting Services (PPS) with the aim of reducing harm and improving the wellbeing of children.
Primary Maternity Services Notice 2021 - Guide
Publication date:This document provides a guide to the Primary Maternity Services Notice 2021, to assist authorised providers to understand the Notice and how it has changed from the 2007 version.
Maternal Fetal Medicine: Action Plan
Publication date:This publication outlines the future model for Maternal Fetal Medicine and identifies projects and priorities to improve service quality, consistency and sustainability of maternal fetal medicine services to women and babies in Aotearoa New Zealand. It was written before the announcement of the Health Disability System Review and so does not reflect the changes that are to occur to the Health System in 2022.
Induction of Labour Clinical Practice Guideline to improve consistency of care
Publication date:The Ministry of Health has published the Induction of Labour in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Clinical Practice Guideline on its website
National Maternity Monitoring Group Annual Report 2019
Publication date:This report presents the activities and recommendations of the National Maternity Monitoring Group (NMMG) in their seventh year of operation, 2019/2020.
New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2018
Publication date:The New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators present comparative maternity interventions and outcomes data for pregnant women and their babies giving birth in New Zealand, by maternity facility and district health board region.
Primary Maternity Services Notice Review 2021
Publication date:The Notice will be amended this year so that new services and funding can be implemented. Public submissions are being carefully considered
Review of neonatal care in New Zealand
Publication date:This report profiles pressures on neonatal intensive care units and describes how they are functioning in today’s health environment. It also identifies opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the neonatal intensive care system
Fetal and Infant Deaths 2016
Publication date:These tables present a summary of fetal and infant deaths, with a focus on deaths and stillbirths registered in 2016. Information presented includes demographic information (eg, ethnicity and sex), cause of death, gestation and birthweight, as well as deaths classified as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI).
National Maternity Monitoring Group Annual Report 2018
Publication date:This report presents the activities and recommendations of the National Maternity Monitoring Group (NMMG) in 2017/18.