Maternity National Clinical Network
The Maternity National Clinical Network provides national leadership and guides the strategic direction and priorities for maternity services across Aotearoa New Zealand.
About the Maternity National Clinical Network
The Maternity National Clinical Network includes health professionals, key stakeholders, consumers and whānau. Working together they influence how we:
- prioritise and drive system change
- remove inequities
- reduce differences in healthcare by developing national standards and models of care.
This work is supported by:
- Laura Aileone — National Chief Midwife
- Nicole Pihema — Hauora Māori Interim Chief Midwifery Officer.
Our members
| Name | Role | Location |
| Dr Jane Fielder |
Co-Lead Obstetrician and Gynaecologist |
Waitaha |
| Beverley Te Huia |
Co-lead Midwife and researcher |
Hawkes Bay |
| Dr Katelyn Costello | General Practitioner | Queenstown |
| Dr Morgan Edwards | Anaesthetist | Waitematā - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Anna Foaese | ADOM Māori Health and Equity | Waitematā - Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Aroha Harris | Midwife | Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Cara Kellett | Midwife | Bay of Plenty |
| Dr Per Kempe | Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | Palmerston North |
| Claire MacDonald | Midwifery Advisor | Otautahi Christchurch |
| Dr Rachael McEwing | Obstetric Radiologist | Otautahi Christchurch |
| Dr Jaynaya Marlow | Clinical Director MFM | Wellington |
| Dr Judy Ormandy | Obstetrician and Gynaecologist | Wellington |
| Annmarie Taiapa | Midwife | Hawkes Bay |
| Dr Susan Tutty | General Practitioner | Tāmaki Makaurau |
| Dr Jutta van dem Boom | Neonatal Paediatrician | Waikato |
| Nerissa Walters | Director of Midwifery | Tairāwhiti |
Contact us
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