The NMMG Work Programme for 2012/13 Taking into account our remit and Terms of Reference, the 12-month work programme with the Ministry of Health included the following: 6 Reviewing and advising on the New 1 Reviewing the timing of registration Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators. with a Lead Maternity (LMC), particularly the proportion of women 7 Reviewing the Ministry of Health who do not register with an LMC Annual Report on Maternity. before 14 weeks’ gestation. 8 Assessing the district health board 2 Assessing preterm births, particularly Maternity Quality and Safety the inconsistency in rates across New Programme (MQSP) Strategic Plans. Zealand. 9 Review of, and potentially providing 3 Investigating the regional expert advice on, the district health implementation of the 2012 board Maternity Quality and Safety Guidelines for Consultation with Programme (MQSP) Annual Reports. Obstetric and Related Medical 10 Production of an NMMG Annual Services (Referral Guidelines), Report. particularly in relation to emergency transport and retrieval. In this, our annual report, we outline 4 Understanding national consistency in our findings and recommendations relating the provision of maternal mental to the work programme of 2012/13. A health services. number of supporting documents can be found in the appendices, including a table 5 Assessing statistics relating to smoking illustrating the work programme (Appendix amongst pregnant women. Two). A map of New Zealand DHBs can also be seen in Appendix Three.
The NMMG Work Programme for 2012/13 Taking into account our remit and Terms of Reference, the 12-month work programme with the Ministry of Health included the following: 1 Reviewing the timing of registration with a Lead Maternity (LMC), particularly the proportion of women who do not register with an LMC before 14 weeks’ gestation. 2 Assessing preterm births, particularly the inconsistency in rates across New Zealand. 3 Investigating the regional implementation of the 2012 Guidelines for Consultation with Obstetric and Related Medical Services (Referral Guidelines), particularly in relation to emergency transport and retrieval. 4 Understanding national consistency in the provision of maternal mental health services. 5 Assessing statistics relating to smoking amongst pregnant women. 6 Reviewing and advising on the New Zealand Maternity Clinical Indicators. 7 Reviewing the Ministry of Health Annual Report on Maternity. 8 Assessing the district health board Maternity Quality and Safety Programme (MQSP) Strategic Plans. 9 Review of, and potentially providing expert advice on, the district health board Maternity Quality and Safety Programme (MQSP) Annual Reports. 10 Production of an NMMG Annual Report. In this, our annual report, we outline our findings and recommendations relating to the work programme of 2012/13. A number of supporting documents can be found in the appendices, including a table illustrating the work programme (Appendix Two). A map of New Zealand DHBs can also be seen in Appendix Three.