number of new maternal birth injury claims made in New Zealand from 1 October 2022 to current, broken down by calendar year, and injury type
Allowing better education of GPs, midwives, and physiotherapists in how to manage these women post-natally and around ante-natal education for prevention of such injuries.
National date will enable national, strategic approach from professional organisation
Dataset submitted
21 October 2025 Kia ora Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-043591 Thank you for your request of 8 October 2025, asking for the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): "number of new maternal birth injury claims made in New Zealand from 1 October 2022 to current, broken down by calendar year, and injury type." Information about Maternal Birth Injury claims (MBI) can be found at this link: https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/gov-043591-data-on-maternal-birth-injuries-october-2022-to-october-2025 Please refer to the ‘Notes and Caveats’ section for details about the data used for this request. Withheld information: ACC does not routinely disclose low value numbers related to claims. Accordingly, some of the values provided indicate that the number is less than 4. This measure limits the potential for individuals, or matters specific to certain individuals, from being identified. We are withholding the specific values to protect the privacy of these individuals under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, ACC may publish a copy of this response on ACC’s website. All requester data, including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released response will be made available www.acc.co.nz/resources/#/category/12. Please also view this page about making requests and our published responses https://www.acc.co.nz/contact/official-information-act-requests. If you have any questions about this response, please get in touch. You can email me at GovernmentServices@acc.co.nz. If you are not happy with this response, you can also contact the Ombudsman via info@ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802 602. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Ngā mihi Christopher Johnston Manager Official Information Act Services Government Engagement
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