A decision on whether a midwife is guilty of professional misconduct after a baby died following a prolonged pregnancy has been reserved.
Monique Kapua is facing charges before the Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal after a Northland mother, whose name is suppressed, delivered a stillborn son after her pregnancy went two to three weeks overdue.
The accusations include not providing adequate information to the mother about care options, particularly regarding induction in the event of prolonged pregnancy.
Ms Kapua was also alleged to have not documented her care adequately and to have taken leave about the time the woman was due to give birth, without making adequate alternative care arrangements.
Ms Kapua and the mother have given at times very different accounts of events leading up to the baby's death.
A spokeswoman for the tribunal said evidence presented to the five-woman tribunal was completed today.
Closing submissions from the prosecutors will be due in mid-April, with Ms Kapua being given until the end of April to complete hers.
A decision from the tribunal was expected about the end of May.
