Midwifery Council of New Zealand

Midwifery Council of New Zealand

Recertification - compulsory components

Current approved providers for compulsory continuing education courses

Schools of Midwifery (Auckland University of Technology, Waikato Institute of Technology, Massey University, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic) (Links are provided on our links page)

  • District Health Boards
  • New Zealand College of Midwives (email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Technical Skills Workshops

The following providers offer an approved workshop for the period from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2014:

  • Auckland DHB
  • AUT
  • Bay of Plenty DHB
  • Canterbury DHB
  • Counties Manukau DHB
  • NZCOM
  • Waikato DHB
  • Waitemata DHB

Central Region comprising the following DHBs:

  • Capital and Coast DHB
  • Hawkes Bay DHB
  • Hutt Valley DHB
  • MidCentral DHB
  • Wairarapa DHB
  • Whanganui DHB

CPR and Neonatal Resuscitation Courses

Please note that maternal CPR is to be at the standard of level four and must include resuscitation of the pregnant woman.

  • Any Adult CPR and any Neonatal Resuscitation update offered by any approved provider
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Updates - All DHBs
  • Advanced Basic Life Support for Health Professionals (adult CPR) - St John
  • Adult CPR Level 4 - New Zealand Red Cross
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Updates - All DHBs
  • Life Care Consultants
  • Professional Resuscitation Services (Auckland)
  • Triple one care (Nelson)

Adult CPR courses to include the following content

  • Adult collapse including modifications for the pregnant woman
  • Childhood collapse
  • Simple airway adjuncts (bag/mask)
  • Foreign body obstruction
  • Use of the AED

Breastfeeding Workshops

Midwives may now choose any approved breastfeeding update of at least one half day duration that is in line with the WHO's "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding" to satisfy the compulsory requirement to attend an update once every three years.  Some updates will be approved as elective courses with points allocated but midwives may not count attendance at the same breastfeeding update towards both compulsory and elective  requirements.  Attendance at Breastfeeding Conferences do not satisfy this requirement.

Midwifery Standards Review (MSR)

Each midwife is required to undergo an individual review at least once every two years. Further information about MSR is available in section 3.1.6 of the Recertification Programme.  The Council contracts with the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) to conduct MSR and midwives wishing to make bookings or with specific queries about MSR should contact NZCOM direct on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Further information about MSR and forms can be downloaded from the College's website www.nzcom.org.nz.