Resources

On this page:

• Publications
• NNCA Documents
• Privacy Guidelines - Office of the Privacy Commissioner
• Links
• National and international nursing groups
   

Publications

• ACC - Cover for maternal birth injuries 
• ACC - Getting help for a birth injury brochure
• ANZCOR Neonatal Resuscitation Guideline Neonatal Hypoglycaemia Guidelines download PDF or visit the website
• BreastfedNZ app (Presented by Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, and endorsed by Ngā Maia Māori Midwives Aotearoa) 
• Care of the Periviable Infant (under 25 weeks gestation) 
• Consensus statement for screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity (2023) 
• Neo - BFHI for Neonatal Wards Core Document 
• Neonatal Palliative Care for NZ Neonatal Units (Final) 
• New Zealand Newborn Clinical Network practice recommendations for skin care of neonates at < 28 weeks gestation (2025)
• Position Statement on Human Milk Banking 
• Position Statement on Neonatal Workforce and Education Requirements to meet Core Competencies and PD Requirements 
• Te Whakapuāwai Pēpi o Aotearoa Newborn transitional care: Resources for health professionals (2024)
• Tuituia te Kahu: National Bereavement Care Pathway for Perinatal Loss

NNCA Documents

• NNCA rules with committee roles
• Printable QR code posters to join the NNCA

Privacy guidelines - Office of the Privacy Commissioner

These useful guides from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner relate to information sharing about vulnerable children:

• See www.privacy.org.nz/how-to-comply/sharing-information-about-vulnerable-children/
• Sharing personal information of families and vulnerable children: a guide for interdisciplinary groups
• The escalation ladder infographic (for making decisions about disclosure)

Links

• Save the Date: NNCA 2026 Symposium & AGM
• Australian College of Neonatal Nurses (ACNN)
• Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN)
• International Council of Nurses (ICN)
• International Lactation Consultant Association
• Lactation Education Accreditation & Approval Review Committee (LEAARC)
• Neonatal Nurses Association United Kingdom (NNA UK)
• New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA)
• Neonatal and infant calculators
• The National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Chicago
• The Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand (PSANZ)
• The Perinatal Society of New Zealand (PSNZ)

National and international nursing groups
 

Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN)

• The Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) is a federation of neonatal nursing associations from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
• New Zealand's member group is the Neonatal Nurses College Aotearoa (NZNO). They work together to address common care and professional issues.
• www.coinnurses.org/

International Council of Nurses (ICN)

• ICN is a federation of national nurses’ associations, representing nursing worldwide, advancing the profession and influencing health policy.
• www.icn.ch

New Zealand Breastfeeding Alliance (NZBA)

• www.babyfriendly.org.nz/
• Māmā Aroha Research Report Summary 
• Māmā Aroha Media Statement 
• National Infant Feeding Data at Discharge, 2025

Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)

• The Partnership joins together more than 80 partner members to advocate for the lives of every woman, newborn and child.
• The PMNCH produces regular reports on recent activities which can be viewed on their website or subscribed to as emails.
• www.who.int/pmnch/en/

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