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Te Pū rauemi KOWHEORI-19 COVID-19 resource hub

Support for people working in health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find information about how you can support yourselves and others, including consumers, teams and colleagues which complements and aligns with Ministry of Health resources.

Kia āta kōwhiri Choosing Wisely

The Choosing Wisely campaign seeks to reduce harm from unnecessary and low-value tests and treatment.

Ki ngā pēpi kua ngaro ki te pō, moe mai koutou.
To our precious ones who have disappeared into the night, rest in peace
~ Lisa Paraku


The following information is about the mothers and babies who died in Aotearoa New Zealand during pregnancy, or shortly after childbirth, in 2020, and is published in the  15th annual report of the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (the PMMRC). 

Every loss of life is mourned and acknowledged and the PMMRC continues to work towards its vision:

Te mahi tahi puta noa i te pūnaha kia kore rawa ai e mate, e whara ngā māmā me ā rātau pēpi, whānau hoki mai i ngā mate, wharanga rānei ka taea te ārai.

Working together across the system towards zero preventable deaths or harm for all mothers and babies, families and whānau.

Information about deaths of babies and mothers in Aotearoa New Zealand

Published: 21 Oct 2021 Modified: 8 Nov 2023