Midwifery representatives staunch on new-look primary service contract

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Midwifery representatives staunch on new-look primary service contract

Midwives march in Wellington
DHB-employed midwives want a better pay offer, while community midwives await a national employment contract that preserves their self-employed status

Community midwives could soon get their own organisation while their DHB counterparts keep slugging away for better pay

Midwifery pay and conditions are in turmoil, with disagree­ments dogging talks on com­munity and hospital services. For community midwives, new con, MERAS negotiator Jill Ovens says midwives’ pay should be commensurate with that of nurse practitioners, MERAS negotiator Jill Ovens says midwives’ pay should be commensurate with that of nurse practitioners