New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

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✨ Maternity Care Requirements



1064 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 13 APRIL 2007

DA18 NIR information

A maternity provider must give the NIR the following information:

(a) a full and accurate record of birth details to enable valid NIR registration:

(b) information for the NIR of any vaccination given to the baby.

Defined in this notice: birth, maternity provider, NIR

Module: First trimester and second trimester

DA19 Service specifications for first and second trimester

(1) For a woman in the first trimester of pregnancy, the LMC must provide the following services as required:

(a) informing the woman regarding—

(i) the role of the LMC, which includes confirming that the LMC will meet the requirements in clauses DA5, DA6, DA7; and

(ii) the contact details of the LMC and back-up LMC; and

(iii) the standards of care to be expected:

(b) providing appropriate information and education about screening, and offering referral for the appropriate screening tests that the Ministry of Health may, from time to time, notify maternity providers about:

(c) pregnancy care and advice, including—

(i) confirmation of pregnancy; and

(ii) ensuring that the woman has a copy of the Ministry of Health’s consumer information on primary maternity services; and

(iii) all appropriate assessment and care of a woman:

(d) care and advice if there is a real and imminent risk of miscarriage, the woman is experiencing a miscarriage or a miscarriage has occurred, including—

(i) all appropriate assessment and care of a woman; and

(ii) referral for diagnostic tests and treatment, if necessary:

(e) assessment, care, and advice provided in relation to a termination of pregnancy, including—

(i) referral for diagnostic tests, if necessary; and

(ii) referral for a termination of pregnancy.

(2) For a woman in the second trimester of pregnancy, the LMC must provide all of the following services:



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏥 General Requirements for Making Claims for Lead Maternity Care (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Lead maternity care, Claims, Maternity provider, Registration, HealthPAC, LMC, Trimester dates, EDD

🏥 NIR Information Requirements for Maternity Providers

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
NIR, Birth details, Vaccination, Maternity provider

🏥 Service Specifications for First and Second Trimester

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Pregnancy care, Screening, Miscarriage, Termination, LMC