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Midwifery Kit

I am often asked what I have in my midwifery kit so I thought I would post a list to assist midwives entering into private midwifery practice, to consider the items you might like to include in your kits. I compiled this list some time ago but, while these days my kit is a little different, the essential elements remain the same.

A midwifery kit is very personal and will vary from midwife to midwife. I have included a PDF document of my midwifery kit that you can download and print. Also if you are interested in purchasing a midwifery kit, download the document called Customised Midwifery Kit. If you fill it in and email/fax it to Pregnancy Birth and Beyond, we'll provide you with a quote. I hope you find the list of items in my midwifery kit helpful.

General Items	Needles and Syringes
Sphygmomanometer	1ml insulin syringes
Large BP cuff	2.5-3 ml syringes
Small BP cuff	20ml syringes
Thermometer (and covers)	19g needles
Tape measure	23g needles
Urine testing strips	Blood collection equipment
Pinnard’s stethoscope	Tourniquet
Doppler	Maternal: multi-sample needles and holders
Transducer gel	Neonatal lancets
Maternal stethoscope	Blood tube for group and screen
Infant stethoscope	Blood tube for SBR
Regular exam gloves (non-sterile)	Newborn Screening Test collection cards
Single sterile exam gloves	Bandaids
Sterile gloves - pair	Catheterisation Equipment
KY Jelly	Catheterisation pack
Obstetric cream	In and out catheter
Blood sugar equipment	Foley’s catheter
Glucometer	Urine collection bag
Lancets - maternal	Saline solution
Lancets - neonatal	Medications
Strips for glucometer	Lignocaine 1%
Control solution for glucometer	Syntocinon
Resuscitation equipment	Syntometrine
Infant resuscitation bag	Additional Items
Pocket mask (maternal resuscitation)	Suturing material
Maternal O2 mask with tubing	Amnio hooks
Oxygen tubing	Cord clamps
Oxygen cylinder	Infant scales
Oxygen regulator	Torch
Bubble wrap (for neonate)	Bed pan
Emergency blanket (maternal)	Bluies - underpads
Neonatal Rescue Vac (suction apparatus)	Combine dressing
DeLee mucous traps	Gauze - large and small
Instruments	Cotton wool balls
Birth kit - 2 large forceps, 1 pair straight handled scissors, 1 kidney bowl, 1 10cm small bowl (cord clamp is added).	Normal saline solution
Episiotomy scissors	Cotton tips
Suturing kit - 1 needle holder, 1 pair small straight scissors, 1 small pair forceps	Client notes, Social Security paperwork, NSW Health Personal Health record, Registration of Birth form, NSW Midwifery Data collection form
Sims vaginal speculum	Sharps container
IV Equipment	Plastic bags (to store clean and dirty equipment)
IV cannula (size 16 & 18)	Mirror
Micropore	Clean hand towel
Opsite	Cleaning Solutions and Equipment
IV caps	Disinfectant
Normal Saline 10ml ampoule	Methylated spirits
Alcohol preparation	Scrubbing brush (for equipment)
IV giving set
Normal Saline 1000mls
Hartmann’s Solution 1000mls