Contemporary Midwifery Practices in Action: Applying Disability Responsive Care

4 Hour Online Sessions | 2026 | 8 Hours CPD per session

• Do you have what it takes to support strategies for making healthcare settings more accessible and inclusive?

The Disability Health Team invites midwives across Aotearoa to join a new professional development opportunity focused on Applying Disability Equity, an essential component of the Midwifery Council?s professional requirements.

Disabled people make up 17% of New Zealand?s population, yet inequities in maternity and health outcomes persist. Midwives are uniquely placed to lead change by ensuring every birthing person receives equitable, respectful, and inclusive care.

These interactive, 4-hour online sessions + 4 hours of prescribed learning will explore:

• Understanding disability as an equity and rights-based issue
• Challenging attitudes and dismantling systemic barriers in maternity care
• Practical strategies for communication, accessibility, and reasonable accommodation
• Building confidence to become allies and role models for disability-inclusive practice

Sessions: Offered quarterly throughout 2026

Time: 9 am. ? 1 pm online workshop + 4 hours of self-directed learning (8 hours of CPD)

Delivery: Online via Teams

How to enrol:

Search ?Applying Disability Responsive Care? on Ko Awatea, Connect Me, or Health Learn.

Contact: disability@tewhatuora.govt.nz | 0800 DISABILITY