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We offer a comprehensive in-house education and training programme. Our programme is designed to support midwives in meeting the Midwifery Council and Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital mandatory education requirements and also contributes to promotion of local and National quality and safety fundamentals. 

The programme aims to foster and enhance midwifery philosophy, clinical skills and wisdom, as well as providing vital learning opportunities for multidisciplinary team-working.  The midwifery education team are either solely responsible for or contribute to, the implementation of the various study days and initiatives within the programme.

The educators also have a significant support and advisory role and encourage staff and access holders to contact them with any queries or requests. 

If you have a questions or queries about training, email the team on midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz.

Click here for more Midwifery Council recertification requirements.

 


 

Women's Health training schedule

Diabetes in Pregnancy

Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Day

Updates, tips and tricks from physicians, dieticians and midwives.

Dates: Thursday 14th August 2025

Time: 0800 - 4pm

Location: Clinical Education Centre (CEC) L5, B32, ACH, Grafton

Cost: Free of charge for Te Toka Tumai staff and access holders.

Booking: Core midwives book on KIOSK. LMCs and other attendees email midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

Maternal Mental Health for Midwives and Nurses

Thursday 20th March

CEC, L5, ACH

Book via Kiosk or email midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

Adult Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy - Study Day

Adult Congenital Heart Disease In Pregnancy

Study Day for Midwives & Nurses working in maternity

Wed 4th December 2024

8am to 4pm Marion Davis Library

 

 

An introduction to ACHD – overview of ACHD conditions and surgeries, caring for ACHD in pregnancy, through birth and post partum, rhythm recognition, case studies.

 

 

LMCs – email midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

Hospital Midwives / Nurses book on KIOSK under; Midwife: ACHD in pregnancy study day

Supporting physiological labour and birth

Thursday 5th of December

0800-1630

Marion Davis Library

  • Spinning babies
  • Sterile water injections
  • Jump in, the water’s fine! A waterbirth refresher
  • Midwifery led care
  • Perineal considerations

Free to ADHB staff  - book on KIOSK

Free for LMCs with access agreement. To book email:

midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

Maternity Emergencies for Registered Nurses

All Registered Nurses practising in maternity settings should attend this study day annually.

Come along to a supportive education day where we will go over a team approach to responding to maternity emergencies. 

All dates are on KIOSK, book under Maternity Emergency Sills for Registered Nurses

Any queries, contact us midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

BFHI Orientation

Orientation day is for all new staff replacing study days previously known as BF Study Day One and Two

2025 dates are:

21st January

18th February

9th June

23rd September

2nd December

Book in KIOSK

Any queries, contact Tracey Senior TSenior@adhb.govt.nz

 

 

PROMPT - Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training

Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training is an evidence based multi-professional simulation training workshop for obstetric emergencies. It is associated with direct improvements in perinatal outcome and has been proven to improve knowledge, clinical skills and team working.

Presented by: The ADHB PROMPT Faculty

Time: 0800-1600

Location: Te Toka Tumai Auckland Hospital, Grafton Campus

Dates for 2024:

  • 18 April 2024
  • 8 August 2024
  • 9 October 2024

Free to midwives and nurses. $300 for Doctors.

Book on KIOSK (ADHB staff) or email midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz.

 

Midwifery Emergency Skills Refresher

Cost: Free to ADHB staff and access holders & Auckland Birthcare midwives

Book: KIOSK for staff. LMCs please email:  midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

Available dates for 2024 (subject to availability);

5 August

23 September

25 September

21 October

9 December 

 

FSEP – Fetal Surveillance Education Programme

The FSEP Full program runs for 7 hours and provides a solid foundation of information for all clinicians involved in antenatal and intrapartum care. The Full program is structured to cumulatively build understanding. Participants in the Full program also complete the FSEP MCQ assessment at the end of the session. This is our core education program and is suited to most clinicians requiring education or an update in cardiotocography.

The FSEP Full Day Program will take place 

  • 1 April 2025
  • 05 August 2025
  • 21 October 2025

Please apply via email to midwiferyeducation@adhb.govt.nz

 

GAP – GROW charts and the Growth Assessment Protocol

Will be the afternoon session for COMBO 2025.

See the COMBO page for more details. Also available as stand-alone, on-line learning.

See below:

Content includes:

Evidence and best practice

  • Fetal growth restriction and pregnancy outcome  

  • Customised charts: principles, and clinical implications

  • Risk assessment and surveillance: guidelines, algorithms

Clinical application

  • Fundal height - standardised measurement and plotting

  • Referral protocols – indications for further investigation

  • Clinical and practical application – case studies

  • Documentation and record keeping - plotting and referral scenarios

  • Q&A

Presented by: Judith Beattie, Lead educator for GAP NZ

Location: Microsoft teams, link will be sent upon registration

Cost:  Free

Book: GAP NZ diary

Contact: jbeattie@perinatal.org.uk

Newborn Life Support

The New Zealand Resuscitation Council Newborn Life Support course is:

  • For health professionals who provide newborn life support, including midwives and those working in neonatology
  • A full day training course to develop your skills and knowledge in providing newborn life support
  • A combination of lectures, skills stations, scenarios and assessment

Enhance your learning in a supportive team of midwives, nurses and doctors from maternity and neonatal practice areas.

Presented by: NLS Course Directors; Jo Hegarty, Sarah Bellhouse, Tracy Walker and other NZRC NLS accredited instructors (midwives and NICU NNPs)

Time: 08.00am -4.00pm

Location: Clinical Skills Centre, Level 4, Auckland City Hospital

Cost:

Immediate: $40 for Te Toka Tumai staff and access holders. $80 for others.

Advanced: $70 for Te Toka Tumai staff and access holders. $150 for others.

Mobile Epidural Labour Sessions

Suitable for all core midwifery staff and midwife LMC access holders. Attendance at a session is essential for core staff looking after women with epidurals in labour and is strongly encouraged for LMC midwives. This session is a prerequisite if you wish to mobilise women with an epidural. You can also attend as a "refresher". 

 

2025 dates:

TBC

 

Please book on kiosk or email MidwiferyEducation@adhb.govt.nz

 

COMBO 2025

COMBO refers to a study day of 4hrs breastfeeding education combined with four hours of another maternity topic, which changes on a yearly basis.

The topic for 2025 is the completion of the Growth Assessment Programme (GAP NZ)

  • Fetal growth restriction and pregnancy outcome  

  • Customised charts: principles, and clinical implications

  • Risk assessment and surveillance: guidelines, algorithms

  • Fundal height - standardised measurement and plotting

  • Referral protocols – indications for further investigation

  • Clinical and practical application – case studies

  • Documentation and record keeping - plotting and referral scenarios

  • Q&A

 

The day is from 08.00am-4.30pm.

2025 topics are:

Morning Session:

4 hours of breastfeeding education 

Afternoon Session:

      • GAP

Please book the morning and afternoon separately on KIOSK if you would like to attend the whole day. 

Dates for 2025:

17th March - Face to face (F2F)

29th April - F2F

20th May - F2F

25th June - ZOOM online

29th July - F2F

13th August - ZOOM online

2nd September - F2F

14th October - ZOOM online

11th November - F2F

17th November - ZOOM online

16th December - F2F