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Changes to national coordination of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee

27 Mar 2019, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee is making changes to its publication plans for 2019 and how the committee will undertake its work.

Call for nominations for the Neonatal Encephalopathy Working Group

1 Feb 2019, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee is seeking a new member to join its Neonatal Encephalopathy Working Group.

Call for nominations for the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group

1 Feb 2019, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee is seeking a new member to join its Maternal Mortality Review Working Group.

Call for nominations for the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee [CLOSED]

23 Aug 2018, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Board is seeking a new member to join the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Call for nominations for the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group [CLOSED]

23 Aug 2018, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission board is seeking a new member to join the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group.

PMMRC annual conference: Coming together to be better

26 Jun 2018, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Come along and learn about the latest perinatal and maternal mortality and morbidity data and its implications for improving the quality and safety of care for mothers and babies in New Zealand.

Early recognition and response to sepsis in pregnancy key

26 Jun 2018, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Severe sepsis in pregnant women could be reduced with earlier recognition and response, says a report by the Maternal Morbidity Working Group (MMWG).

Maternal death rates falling, but work needed to prevent preterm birth

26 Jun 2018, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Maternal death rates have significantly reduced for the first time since 2006, a report by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC) says.

Call for nominations for three positions on the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee [closed]

14 Mar 2018, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Board is seeking new members to join the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Rate of babies dying shortly before or after birth lowest reported

13 Jun 2017, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The rate of babies dying shortly before or after birth (perinatal mortality) is now the lowest since reporting began in New Zealand.

Maternal Morbidity Working Group releases brochures about care review and sharing stories

28 Feb 2017, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Maternal Morbidity Working Group has just released a set of brochures for women who have been very unwell while pregnant, and are aimed at making maternity care better for New Zealand women.

Call for applications and nominations for a midwife and a consumer representative for the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee [closed]

31 Jan 2017, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission Board wishes to appoint a midwife and a consumer representative to the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Call for applications and nominations for the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group [closed]

20 Dec 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission wishes to appoint a general practitioner (GP) and a health professional working in maternal mental health to the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group.

Call for applications and nominations for the Neonatal Encephalopathy Working Group

15 Dec 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission wishes to appoint an obstetrician, a neonatologist and a neonatal nurse practitioner to the Neonatal Encephalopathy Working Group.

Call for applications and nominations for an obstetrician for the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee

9 Dec 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission Board wishes to appoint an obstetrician to the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Understanding and sharing strengths of local maternal morbidity review

14 Nov 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Maternal Morbidity Working Group was established in May 2016 under the umbrella of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Call for nominations for the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group

19 Oct 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

Call for nominations for the Maternal Mortality Review Working Group of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee.

Reassurance over safety of New Zealand maternity care

3 Oct 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Ministry of Health, midwives and obstetricians have moved to reassure New Zealanders that maternity services in this country are robust

Call for nominations for the maternal morbidity regional review panels

1 Sep 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Health Quality & Safety Commission wishes to appoint panel members in order to establish regional maternal morbidity reviews (reviews) under the leadership of the Maternal Morbidity Review Group (MMWG).

PMMRC report finds drop in maternal deaths and stillbirths

28 Jun 2016, Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee

The Perinatal and Mortality Review Committee’s (PMMRC’s) 10th report, released today, shows a drop in maternal deaths.