To be entitled to be identified as an eligible midwife, a midwife must be able to demonstrate, at a minimum, all the following:
(a) current general registration as a midwife in Australia with no restrictions on practice
(b) midwifery experience that constitutes the equivalent of three years’ full-time post initial registration as a midwife.
(c) current competence to provide pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal care to women and their infants
(d) successful completion of an approved professional practice review program for midwives working across
the continuum of midwifery care
(e) 20 additional hours per year of continuing professional development relating to the continuum of
midwifery care
(f) formal undertaking to complete within 18 months of recognition as an eligible midwife, or the successful
completion of
(i) an accredited and approved program of study determined by the Board to develop midwives’ knowledge and skills in prescribing, or
(ii) a program that is substantially equivalent to such an approved program of study, as determined by the Board.
(see more detailed information Guidelines and Assessment Framework for Registration Standard for Eligible Midwives and Registration Standard for Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines for Eligible Midwives) NMBA.
Accredited and approved programs:
Flinders University - Course name: Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Duration (full-time equivalent): 6 months GradStart code: 2GC087 CRICOS code: 071427G
Flinders University - Course name: Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Duration (full-time equivalent): 6 months GradStart code: 2GC087 CRICOS code: 071427G
Griffiths University - http://www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-nursing-midwifery/programs-courses
You will also be required to complete your Midwifery Practice Review (MPR) see the ACM website for further information.
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