Recertification and Registration Competence Programme for New Zealand Midwives and Overseas Midwives
Allied Health
A course by
Otago Polytechnic
A set of short courses for New Zealand and overseas midwives seeking recertification or registration, approved by the Midwifery Council. Covers competencies in pharmacology, cultural competence, newborn examination, and complicated childbirth. Designed for flexible online study.
NZ$716
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Understand midwifery prescribing and administration
Demonstrate understanding of the legislation and legal parameters of midwifery prescribing, administration, and use of medicines/drugs within pregnancy and childbirth.
Apply pharmacological principles in practice
About This Course
Otago Polytechnic offers four online, hands-on courses, approved by the Midwifery Council, as part of the Registration Competence Programme for overseas midwives and Recertification Programme for New Zealand registered midwives. These courses are designed to help midwives meet specific competencies for entry to the Midwifery register in New Zealand or recertification, covering pharmacology and prescribing, cultural competence, examination of the newborn, and care related to complicated childbirth. Each course targets knowledge and skills gaps identified for returning or internationally-qualified midwives and provides flexible online learning with clear assessment milestones.
Course Content
- Pharmacology and Prescribing for Midwives: Legislation, safe prescribing, medication administration, pharmacology relevant to pregnancy and childbirth, antimicrobial use.
- Cultural Competence for Midwives: Midwifery Partnership, Cultural Safety, Turanga Kaupapa, power dynamics, professionalism, integration of cultural values.
- Examination of the Newborn for Midwives: Newborn assessment, infant physiology, postnatal assessment, abnormal findings, legal/professional responsibilities.
- Integrated short course - Complicated Childbirth: Knowledge and skills for complications in pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period for return-to-practice midwives.
Entry Requirements
Must be a registered midwife (New Zealand or overseas), or be seeking return to practice as a midwife.
Build towards these roles
Maintain registration as a midwife in New ZealandReturn to midwifery practiceMeet registration requirements for overseas midwives seeking to practise in New ZealandMeet NZ registration or recertification requirements as a midwifeReturn to practice as a registered midwife in New ZealandFulfil Midwifery Council of New Zealand professional development needs
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