MMPO

MMPO Provider of practice management and claiming services to Lead Maternity Carer - LMC - midwives. These activities are achieved by providing the following:
1.

The MMPO was established by the New Zealand College of Midwives in 1997 to provide its Lead Maternity Carer midwives with a supportive practice management and quality assurance infrastructure and a business framework enabling high quality continuity of care for women throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand. Our Main Functions

We support the sustainability of midwifery practices and maternity services
throughout New Zealand by providing a responsive practice management
support service and a midwifery focused electronic practice management
system that enables midwives to meet their service, financial and professional
commitments. We also undertake a variety of projects for the profession, health service
providers, the Ministry of Health, research organisations and communities
that utilize the rich collection of data we manage around the provision of
maternity services in New Zealand by midwives. A standardized, peer reviewed set of maternity notes and series of
individualized reporting templates.

2. Access to and ongoing support for an electronic maternity record and
practice management system incorporating the NZCOM data set and a suite
of reports.

3. A reliable maternity service claiming and payment systems for Lead Maternity
Carer midwives and associated maternity service providers.

4. Support for the role of NZCOM to develop and service the profession by:
• providing aggregated clinical information on midwifery activities and outcomes for benchmarking, research and service monitoring,
• undertaking projects that inform the development of midwifery services,
• collecting relevant maternity outcome data to ensure midwives can review their work against the standards of the profession and help women choosing midwifery led maternity care achieve high quality outcomes.

5. Information for consumers, the profession, LMC midwives and providers of maternity services to enable and support midwives to provide quality, woman focused care.

11/12/2025

Voluntary bonding scheme applications open for graduate midwives

Health NZ has confirmed that graduate midwives working in any setting who qualified prior to 31 December 2024 are eligible to apply for the Voluntary Bonding Scheme. Registrations of interest (ROI) are now invited via the Health NZ website for a four week period from 21 November to 19 December 2025. Registrants will be advised in 2026 if they have been accepted or not. A further ROI for those who graduate in 2025, and categories will be provided in early 2026. For any questions or further clarification please send queries to vbs@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Tiaki Scribe is now available!You can now sign up and start using Tiaki Scribe, our new midwifery-specific AI tool desig...
09/12/2025

Tiaki Scribe is now available!
You can now sign up and start using Tiaki Scribe, our new midwifery-specific AI tool designed to help you create clear, accurate clinical summaries quickly.

Tiaki Scribe listens during your visit, generates a draft summary for you, and allows you to review and approve your notes before they’re final.

👉 For full details and sign-up information, visit:

PILOT EXTENDED – JOIN NOW FOR FREE ACCESS UNTIL 31 MARCH 2026How can Tiaki Scribe support your practice?Tiaki Scribe (powered by Whio) is an Aotearoa-developed AI assistant that helps midwives reduce documentation workload, improve note consistenc…

MMPO Closed – Friday, 14 November 2025 (Canterbury Show Day)Our office will be closed on Friday, 14 November for Canterb...
12/11/2025

MMPO Closed – Friday, 14 November 2025 (Canterbury Show Day)
Our office will be closed on Friday, 14 November for Canterbury Show Day.
If you need assistance, please email us at mmpo@mmpo.org.nz and our team will respond next week.
Ngā mihi nui
MMPO Team

22/10/2025

State of Emergency – Canterbury High Winds

Due to the current state of emergency in Canterbury caused by high winds, it’s possible that our team may experience power outages or disruptions.

If you are unable to get through on the phone, please email us where possible or leave a voicemail message. We’ll respond as soon as we’re able to once communications are restored.

For those in the affected areas across Aotearoa, please take care and stay safe.

Ngā mihi,
The MMPO Team

The College and MMPO national office teams donned frocks today in support of Ovarian Cancer awareness.
07/10/2025

The College and MMPO national office teams donned frocks today in support of Ovarian Cancer awareness.

The College and MMPO national office teams donned frocks today in support of Ovarian Cancer awareness. This fundraising effort highlights a disease that claims one life every two days in Aotearoa, has no early detection test, and only a 36% five-year survival rate.

There is still plenty of time left to get your team together and raise funds and awareness for this worthy cause - www.frocktober.org.nz

We're half way through the financial year - now is the time to get your Group Equipment Insurance through to 31 March 20...
02/10/2025

We're half way through the financial year - now is the time to get your Group Equipment Insurance through to 31 March 2026 for only $37.50 plus GST! Click below to sign up today - it takes less than a minute to sign up ...

Register and Pay hereWhat does it include - from 1 April 2025?Policy Maximum Cover Value: $8,000 plus GSTPolicy Excess: $400Period Covered: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026Equipment Covered:Midwifery Specific Equipment (Doppler, Scales, Home Birth, e…

Celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language week
15/09/2025

Celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language week

Join us online from 15–19 September 2025 as we mark 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with an exciting webinar lineup at lunch time every weekday, delivered in reo rua.

MMPO Obstetric Wheels being put to great use in the Philippines with Hope Alive Healthcare …
15/08/2025

MMPO Obstetric Wheels being put to great use in the Philippines with Hope Alive Healthcare …

MMPO NZ donated a new stash of OB pregnancy wheels! 🎡This wheel is a simple tool used to estimate the mother’s age of gestation and due date- we use it every day at clinic. THANK YOU! 🤩

🧡 From māmā to pēpē: the gift of antenatal vaccinations and the vital role midwives playYou're invited to an informative...
15/08/2025

🧡 From māmā to pēpē: the gift of antenatal vaccinations and the vital role midwives play

You're invited to an informative and timely webinar hosted by IMAC and Health New Zealand:

Date: Tuesday 19th August
Time: 6:00 PM (approx. 1 hour)
Location: Online

This session will provide key updates and insights, including:

Update on antenatal vaccination schedules including COVID
Review of relevant research, disease data, and vaccine uptake rates
Support for midwives’ education and professional development
The new payment process for self-employed midwives
Whether you're a midwife, immunisation coordinator, or part of a team supporting immunisation services, this webinar will help deepen your understanding of the essential role midwives play in delivering antenatal vaccinations.

To register, please click the link below.

Join IMAC and Health New Zealand for a chance to update your knowledge on antenatal vaccination. This informative webinar will cover the new process for claiming vaccine administration fees, support for midwives’ education, review of relevant research, disease data and vaccine uptake rates

New National Funding for all eligible LMC Midwives – Antenatal ImmunisationsThanks to sustained advocacy and collaborati...
12/08/2025

New National Funding for all eligible LMC Midwives – Antenatal Immunisations

Thanks to sustained advocacy and collaborative work across the sector, we are excited to share that Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) has contracted the MMPO to deliver a new national service enabling all eligible Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwives to be funded for providing antenatal vaccinations. To be eligible, the LMC midwife must be entitled to claim from the Notice (Section 94).

To access more information about this new initiative - please see below

Kia ora koutou,Thanks to sustained advocacy and collaborative work across the sector, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ) has now contracted the Midwifery and Maternity Providers Organisation (MMPO) to implement, maintain and support a n…

12/05/2025

MMPO Workforce Survey - 2025
Thank you to everyone who completed the recent workforce survey. The information received has been appreciated. As promised, we have now drawn the raffle prizes as per below. Congratulations to the lucky recipients ...

Mystery Weekend for Two - valued in excess of $1,400 - Jo Ryde

iPad - valued at $718.50 - Lisa Rabbidge

Digital & Midwifery Equipment Group Insurance - 1 Yr Package - valued at $86.25:
- Sandy Stephenson
- Emma Bilous
- Nicola Swann
- Lois Margerison
- Whitney Amadia
- Mina Nazo
- Bridie Foster
- Tayla Squire

04/05/2025

Happy International Day of the Midwife - from the MMPO Team

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Tuesday 7am - 7pm
Wednesday 7am - 7pm
Thursday 7am - 7pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

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