The following documents are available from the Ministry of Health Website

Lead Maternity Carer services in New Zealand: This Section 88 document provides the service specifications, quality indicators and prices for the provision of LMC services in New Zealand.

MMPO Midwifery Service Outcomes Reports for New Zealand:

• 2006 Report on MMPO Midwives Care Activities and Outcomes.
• 2005 Report on MMPO Midwives Care Activities and Outcomes.
• 2004 Report on MMPO Midwives Care Activities and Outcomes.

Maternity service outcome reports for New Zealand:

• 2005 summary of Maternity Service Outcomes for New Zealand in 2005.
• 2004 Report on Maternity contains Maternity Service Outcomes for New Zealand in 2004.

Maternity service consumer survey for New Zealand: This report provides information on consumer feedback following their use of maternity services in New Zealand.

Maternity facility access agreement report: This report summarises finding of a review of access agreements that LMCs have to provide sevices for women who birth in hospitals.

Health Education Resources

These publications are available from the HealthEd website (www.healthed.govt.nz).

Changing Smoking in Pregnancy Contains information on how smoking affects babies and the benefits of change. Women are encouraged to make a decision to increase smokefree times and places and to reduce or stop smoking. One of a series of pamphlets on protecting babies produced by Education for Change Ltd.

Pregnant? Worried About HIV/AIDS? This leaflet advises about HIV testing in pregnancy, giving the good news that there is treatment to reduce the risk of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) passing to a baby from a pregnant woman infected with the virus. Gives agencies for further information or HIV testing.

Pregnant? Worried About HIV/AIDS? This horizontal narrow poster advises about HIV testing in pregnancy, giving the good news that there is treatment to reduce the risk of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) passing to baby from a pregnant woman infected with the virus. It is available in several languages: Maori, Samoan, Nuiean, Tokelauan, Cook Island Maori, Tongan.

Rubella & Women This leaflet outlines the risks of rubella (German measles) in pregnancy on the unborn child and gives guidance on rubella immunity.

This my baby-smoke-free This video for pregnant smokers was developed originally for theMidwifery Education for Women who Smoke (MEWS) study which was carried out by the Wellington School of Medicine. In this video we meet Real Kiwis - new parents who have successfully managed to keep their baby smokefree before and after birth. For use by antenatal and smokefree programmes. Duration of video: 24 minutes.

When you Drink so Does Your Baby Originally produced by Alcohol Healthwatch, this pamphlet provides information on the serious issue of alcohol and pregnancy, with humorous baby cartoons by artist Dick Frizzell.

Your Pregnancy - To Haputanga This new resource replacing code 4146 contains information on being pregnant, labour and birth and the first few weeks after the birth. The booklet also covers the roles and responsibilities of LMCs (Lead Maternity Carers).