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  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2019 and 2020

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    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.

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  • Evaluation Report: Pregnancy and Parenting Services

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    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.

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  • Primary Maternity Services Notice 2021 - Guide

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    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.

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  • Maternal Fetal Medicine: Action Plan

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    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.

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  • New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators 2018

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    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.

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  • Primary Maternity Services Notice Review 2021

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    The Notice will be amended this year so that new services and funding can be implemented. Public submissions are being carefully considered

    • Consultation
  • Review of neonatal care in New Zealand

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    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

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  • Fetal and Infant Deaths 2016

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    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).

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