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Originally posted by LittleBug LittleBug wrote:

You would have to be doing more than the recommended caseload to be earning $80,000 a year, fairy1. I know some midwives do take on a huge caseload, though, depending on availability of other midwives in the area. If you worked out an hourly rate for the amount of time that is expected to be spent with each women, it's not actually that much. Especially if an awful lot of that money is spent on travel costs.

I'm not having a go at you or anything I just think the pay is fine as per the MECA contract here. It says that caseload midwives receive $82,083 per year.
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Originally posted by MissCandice MissCandice wrote:

This article is from yesterday:)

NZ Midwifery World Leader


??? That's a press release, not a news article! (Sorry, but as a former journalist I just had to comment )

I think we do have a good maternity system but I suspect it could do with some tweaking, and I thought the N&S article raised some good points. While it may not work in practice, I think a year in hospital after training would be a great idea. Also, I think it is unfortunate that GP care is no longer an option ... perhaps women could have the option to 'top up' the government subsidy? That would take some pressure off midwives too?
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I actually think I'd rather have a midwife than a GP - although my GP is AMAZING, and I love her to bits and feel very lucky to have managed to get her as her waiting list is mammoth, she still spends most of her day seeing coughs, colds and sprained ankles. Midwives spend most of their time seeing pregnant ladies and babies. In saying that, I'm all for it being a more viable option if people wanted it.

That salary - or a bit less if that's not quite standard - sounds pretty reasonable for what's a responsible job. I'm not sure what your average nurse gets, but I know they start on about half that (I imagine midwives start on a lot less too)

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As for pay it will be like any job, your pay will be based on your experience & your contract.

I was talking to a m/w I worked with prior to having DS1 who is 10yrs old, she was on nearly $80k a yr she worked at the hospital in a team & had a partner back up. She had to deliver a certain # a yr. Now I thought that was a good pay for 10+ yrs ago.

At the end of the day I want the person who has experience & is going to be able to handle any curve balls thrown. So I can only see a good stint in a hospital as an advantage...for the patient & them. The opportunities the m/w will have in their future has to be a bonus.
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My GP sees mainly pregnant ladies and bubs, as shes one of only two still delivering in auck! If there were more GP/OBS still delivering they would have more pregnant ladies and bubs in their waiting rooms like my GP I'm sure.

The pay seem pretty good. My sister is a nurse with over 15yrs experience and earns NO WHERE NEAR that!
DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs)
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