New Zealand Gazette – 2007 – No. 41

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✨ Maternity Services Specification



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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 41

13 APRIL 2007

(a) reviewing and updating the care plan and document progress, care
given and outcomes, and ensuring that the maternity facility has a
copy of the care plan if the woman is receiving inpatient postnatal
care:

(b) postnatal visits to assess and care for the mother and baby in a
maternity facility and at home until 6 weeks after the birth, including—

(i) a daily visit while the woman is receiving inpatient postnatal
care, unless otherwise agreed by the woman and the maternity
facility; and

(ii) between 5 and 10 home visits by a midwife (and more if
clinically needed) including 1 home visit within 24 hours of

discharge from a maternity facility; and

(iii) a minimum of 7 postnatal visits as an aggregate of DA29 (1)
(b) (i) and (ii):

(c) as a part of the visits in clause (b), examinations of the woman and
baby including—

(i) a detailed clinical examination of the baby within the first 24

hours of birth; and

(ii) a detailed clinical examination of the baby within 7 days of

birth; and

(iii) a detailed clinical examination of the baby as defined by the

Well Child Tamariki Ora National Schedule before transfer to a
well child provider; and

(iv) a postnatal examination of the woman at a clinically

appropriate time and before transfer to the woman’s primary
care provider:

(d) as a part of the visits in clause (b), the provision of care and advice to
the woman, including—

(i) assistance with and advice about breastfeeding and the

nutritional needs of the woman and baby; and

(ii) assessment for risk of postnatal depression and/or family

violence, with appropriate advice and referral; and

(iii) provide appropriate information and education about

screening; and

(iv) offer to provide or refer the baby for the appropriate screening

tests specified by the Ministry of Health and receive and follow
up the results of these tests as necessary:

(v) provision of Ministry of Health information on immunisation and

the National Immunisation Register (NIR) and provision of any
appropriate or scheduled immunisations consented to; and

(vi) provision of or access to services, as outlined in the Well Child

Tamariki Ora National Schedule; and

(vii) advice regarding contraception; and


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VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 2007, No 41


Gazette.govt.nz — PDF NZ Gazette 2007, No 41




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🏥 DA29 Service specification: services following birth (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Maternity services, Post-birth services, Mother and baby care