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Re:British Regulator Urges Home Births Over Hospitals for Un... by scott_karana on Monday December 15, 2014 @07:28PM (#8755313)
I suspect he means that in some jurisdictions, you need to be a licensed medical practitioner of some sort, so the traditional "on the ground" experience of midwives by itself won't qualify.
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Re:British Regulator Urges Home Births Over Hospitals for Un... by DanBC on Tuesday December 16, 2014 @10:30AM (#8757535)
In the UK a midwife is a qualified registered specialist nurse.

It's a protected term - you can't call yourself a midwife withoutthe qualification and registration.

Most midwives are employed by the NHS.

Obviously they're not doctors - they can't prescribe medication or perform surgery.

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