Waikato DHB employs more than 100 midwives across its secondary/tertiary hospital and Waikato DHB's birthing units in rural settings and contracts with five primary birthing units (see lists below).
Waikato DHB is
- dedicated to fostering close working relationships between its employed midwives and self-employed midwives (lead maternity carers) whose clients birth at Waikato DHB and private birthing facilities.
- committed to working closely with the School of Midwifery at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), the local tertiary education provider. Midwifery student placements are provided and the Midwifery First Year of Clinical practise is supported and actively recruited to as the main method for developing, and growing the midwifery workforce.
Post graduate education is available and fully funded by Health Workforce New Zealand and encouraged especially for those midwives working within Waikato Hospital.
Midwifery roles at Waikato DHB
- midwives (newly graduated and experienced)
- clinical midwife specialists
- midwifery educators
- charge midwife managers
- clinical midwife director
Professionally, all midwives employed by Waikato DHB are directed and supported by the Director of Nursing and Midwifery (Sue Hayward) and the Clinical Midwifery Director - (Corli Roodt) who reports to her.
Organisational reporting lines are to charge midwife managers in the Women’s Service (for Waikato Hospital midwives) and in the Rural and Community Services (for midwives working in the rural facilities or community based).
Waikato DHB recognises midwives as highly skilled, autonomous professionals who are part of a team which includes medical staff, nurses and health care assistants.
Midwives work across the scope of practice as regulated by the Midwifery Council of New Zealand. We are committed to offering the best midwifery services to women who require maternity care.
We aim to employ midwives who share our women-centred and midwifery-focused approach.
Midwifery Collaborative Meeting
The Midwifery collaborative meetings take place quarterly and are open to LMC midwifes, DHB midwives and midwifes working in education and research.
The purpose of the meetings are to discuss local issues, be informed and updated about changes and initiatives, it’s a place to give feedback and focus on areas of quality improvement.
Attendance at the meeting attracts professional activity points.
Waikato DHB rural primary birthing units
- Waikato Hospital Primary/secondary/complex care birthing (Hamilton)
- Thames Birthing Unit - primary birthing (Thames)
- Tokoroa Hospital primary birthing - caseload midwives
- Te Kuiti Hospital primary birthing - caseload midwives
- Taumarunui Hospital primary birthing - caseload midwives
NGO (Non Government Organisation) primary birthing units
- River Ridge East Birth Centre– primary birthing (Hamilton)
- Waterford Birth Centre - primary birthing (Hamilton)
- Pohlen Maternity– primary birthing (Matamata)
- Birthcare Huntly– primary birthing
- Waihi Hospital Maternity Annex– primary birthing
- Te Awamutu Birthing Ltd - primary birthing
Useful information
Annual reports
- Maternity Annual Report 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015
- Maternity Annual Report: 1 July 2013 – 30 June 2014
- Maternity Annual Report: 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013
Birth Photographers and Cast Makers guidelines
Key personnel
Corli Roodt
Clinical Midwifery Director
Birth Photographers and Cast Makers guidelines
Birth Photographers and Cast Makers guidelines
Key personnel
Corli Roodt
Clinical Midwifery Director
Di Peers
Group manager
Janet Bland
Nurse Manager Women and Children's Health
Penelope Makepeace
Clinical Director Obstetrics