Midwives

Hospital midwives have started the first of nationwide rolling stoppages, taking to the streets in Waikato to demand better recognition for their vital role. Video, Audio

DHB midwives will strike later this month, as their union calls for more money than what nurses are paid. But nurses say that's not fair, and their union says MERAS approach is devaluing the role of… Audio

DHBs spokesperson Jim Green says the midwives' strike will be very disruptive to mothers and babies, and will likely result in inductions and caesareans being postponed. He spoke with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

District health board midwives have rejected a pay offer and voted to go on strike later this month. They are planning to strike for two hours, twice a day, every day in hospitals throughout the… Video, Audio

The Health Minister says he's committed to reaching a national agreement with midwives.The College of Midwives met David Clark yesterday to seek progress on an agreement, after it co-designed a… Audio

The budget contained 103 million dollars of new funding for community midwives over the next four years. Half of that will go towards a nearly nine per cent increase in fees for over 14 hundred lead… Audio

Pacific midwives are for hoping better working conditions as the government prepares to announce its health budget this week. The need for more Pacific midwives is acute as they only make up just two… Audio

Pacific midwives in NZ call for more support, pay and recognition of their expertise ahead of government budget announcements. Audio

We return to the question of low paid workers and ask what the knock-on effects are of increasing wages. We answer listener questions about the Midwives march yesterday. Audio

Thousands of midwives have marched in 10 centres across the country to demand better pay and working conditions. A 13,000-strong petition was also presented to Health Minister David Clark. Video, Audio

Midwives have marched through Wellington today to deliver a pay equity petition to parliament. It calls for the Ministry of Health to support funding for the profession, as it struggles to keep up… Audio

Midwives who say they're overworked, stressed and underpaid are marching on Parliament today to rally for better pay and conditions. The Health Minister, David Clark, who's said he's working to… Audio

Health Minister David Clark says he is working on an urgent response to the midwife crisis in New Zealand ahead of this year's budget. He talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio

New Zealand midwives working in Australia say they're paid almost three times what they're paid in NZ, and under better working conditions, so they won't return until things change. Audio

Midwives are overworked, underpaid and exhausted - and they're leaving because of it. We talk to the midwife behind the 'Dear David' Facebook page, where hundreds of midwives are sharing their… Video, Audio