International Confederation of Midwives

1 / 4 Professional identity and public responsibilities of a midwife A midwives role centers on a relationship with the woman that is distinguished by “each woman’s social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cultural needs, expectations and context as defined by the woman herself” (Australian College of Midwives [ACM], 2016a). ACM (2015, p.1) position the midwife as the primary profession for quality maternity care founded during training, through the direction of the Code of professional conduct for midwives in Australia (NMBA, 2008). and reinforced by the Code of ethics for midwives in Australia. (NMBA, 2008). It is the boundaries in the NMBA code of conduct along with meeting the educational requirements of the Midwifery competency standards…