✨ Maternity Service Specifications
13 APRIL 2007 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41 1067
Module: Labour and birth
DA23 Service specification: labour and birth
(1) The LMC is responsible for ensuring that all of the following services are provided:
(a) all primary maternity services from the time of established labour, including initial assessment of the woman at her home or at a maternity facility and regular monitoring of the progress of the woman and baby:
(b) management of the birth:
(c) all primary maternity care until 2 hours after delivery of the placenta, including updating the care plan, attending the birth and delivery of the placenta, suturing of the perineum (if required), initial examination and identification of the baby at birth, initiation of breast feeding (or feeding), care of the placenta, and attending to any legislative requirements regarding birth notification by health professionals:
(d) the LMC must make every effort to attend, as necessary, during labour and to attend the birth, including making every effort to attend a woman as soon as practicable —
(i) after the woman’s arrival at the maternity facility or birthing unit where she will give birth; or
(ii) when requested by the woman, for a homebirth:
(e) if a LMC is unable to attend the birth because of holiday leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, continuing professional education requirements or other exceptional circumstances, the LMC must make appropriate other arrangements with a back-up LMC:
(2) For a homebirth, in addition to clause (1), the LMC must—
(a) arrange for another midwife, general practitioner, or obstetrician to be available to attend the birth; and
(b) maintain equipment (including neonatal resuscitation equipment) and provide the delivery pack and consumable supplies; and
(c) ensure that a midwife, general practitioner, or obstetrician remains with the woman for at least 2 hours following the birth.
(3) For a birthing unit, in addition to clause (1), the LMC must—
(a) arrange for a midwife, general practitioner, or obstetrician to be available to attend the birth; and
(b) ensure that a midwife, general practitioner, or obstetrician remains with the woman until she is discharged.
(4) A general practitioner or obstetrician LMC who uses hospital midwifery services in order to provide the full service required during labour and birth must—
Next Page →
Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2007, No 41
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2007, No 41
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏥 Service specification: labour and birth
🏥 Health & Social WelfareMaternity services, Labour, Birth, Midwifery, Primary care