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Training as a midwife shall provide an assurance that the person in question has acquired the following knowledge and skills: adequate knowledge of the sciences on which the activities of midwives are based, particularly obstetrics and gynaecology; adequate knowledge of the ethics of the profession and the professional legislation; detailed knowledge of biological functions, anatomy and physiology in the field of obstetrics and of the newly born, and also a knowledge of the relationship between the state of health and the physical and social environment of the human being, and of his behaviour; adequate clinical experience gained in approved institutions under the supervision of staff qualified in midwifery and obstetrics; adequate understanding of the training of health personnel and experience of working with such.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.