Midwife definition

Midwife means a midwife in good standing with the College of Midwives of Ontario;
Midwife means a person registered or enrolled to practice as a midwife in terms of section 16 of the Nursing Act, 1978 (Act No. 50 of 1978);
Midwife means a person who is registered as a midwife under the HPCA.

Examples of Midwife in a sentence

  • Certified Nurse-Midwife—an individual licensed to practice as a Certified Nurse Midwife.

  • Midwife: An independent medical professional who assists the pregnant woman and her partner during pregnancy and childbirth and is in regular contact with the woman.

  • If your plan includes a Copayment for office Services, you will usually only have one Copayment, due on the first visit, for all prenatal care, the delivery and your follow-up visits to your obstetrician or Midwife.

  • Your Cost Share for these Services is listed on your Schedule of Benefits and is in addition to your Cost Share for the obstetrician or Midwife.

  • Licensed Midwife (LM) practitioners are required to have a backup Licensed Physician, engaged in active clinical obstetrical practice and with whom the Licensed Midwife consults when there are significant deviations from the normal, in either mother or infant.


More Definitions of Midwife

Midwife means an individual licensed under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 6, Article 7, or certified under A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15.
Midwife means a member in good standing of the College of Midwives of Ontario to whom Privileges have been granted;
Midwife means a person whose name is for the time being registered in the midwives division of the register of nurses and midwives established under section 46 of the Act of 2011;
Midwife means a person who is on the New Zealand Register of Midwives, holds an annual practising certificate and thereby meets all the requirements of the Midwifery Council of New Zealand recertification programme for midwives.
Midwife means a person registered as a midwife under the Nursing Act, 1978 (Act 50 of 1978);
Midwife means a member in good standing of the College of Midwives of Ontario;
Midwife means any person who provides primary maternity care by affirmative act or conduct prior to, during, and subsequent to childbirth, and who is not licensed as a doctor of medicine or osteopathy or certified nurse midwife.