01/11/2022
Please share far and wide
The time has come to stand up and support midwives.
For many years, Midwives throughout New Zealand have worked tirelessly as LMC Midwives to provide amazing care for all birthing people and their whānau.
This level of care is proven to provide the safest and best care during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period and is at risk of being lost due to the constant lack of support and funding by our Government.
This is not midwifery burnout, this is a constant lack of recognition by our government meaning LMC midwives can’t continue to work with the unrealistic expectations and lack of funding given to us.
Now we are at risk of losing it all. If we lose LMC midwifery, New Zealanders lose choice. Choice on who you have, choice on where and how you birth, and midwives lose the ability to provide the best care possible.
So what can we do? We need to make noise and make it now! We have set up a website where you can send your support for Midwives to our local MPs and government to try and get the funding and support we need to keep our maternity system!
This is not just a petition for those who have had a baby, or plan to have a baby. This is for everyone who supports any birthing person having a choice on where and how they birth and supporting midwives to provide best care possible with fair and equitable remuneration.
We started this website and letter to help share the fight midwives are in. All you have to do is add your name and email and press send! You can also add your own stories and share this with your friends and family if you want to.
Thanks so much for your support
Follow our website for more details:
https://www.standupformidwives.nz
