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New Zealand amends compensation scheme to cover birth injuries for women

New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) legislation on Tuesday said it would cover maternal childbirth injuries to improve and strengthen maternity services. The Minister for ACC, Carmel Sepuloni, said the government would improve equity and health outcomes for women through amending ACC legislation and an updated Maternity Action Plan. “About 85 per cent of women in the country experience an…