58Additional requirements for Birthing on Country demonstration facility

58 Additional requirements for Birthing on Country demonstration facility

58 Additional requirements for Birthing on Country demonstration facility

(1) The Birthing on Country demonstration facility must—

(a) have an endorsed midwife on duty at the facility at all times while a patient is admitted to the facility for maternity care, and

(b) have at least 1 additional endorsed midwife on call at all times, and

(c) have a written policy for the delivery of a Birthing on Country model of maternity care, and

(d) have a written policy, developed having regard to the provisions of the maternity and neonatal service capability guideline, that address the following—

(i) clinical governance, including competence and credentialling of staff,

(ii) quality and safety processes,

(iii) service requirements, including consultation, escalation, transfer and education, and

(e) comply with the National Midwifery Guidelines for Consultation and Referral, 4th edition, published by the Australian College of Midwives, and

(f) ensure all midwives providing services at the facility have skills and experience in the following—

(i) the repair of perineal tears, other than third and fourth degree perineal tears,

(ii) the management of obstetric emergencies and neonatal emergencies.

(2) In this section—

endorsed midwife means a midwife whose registration is endorsed under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), section 94.

perineal tear and third and fourth degree perineal tear have the same meanings as in the Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Clinical Care Standard published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in April 2021.