ICM Essential Competencies for Midwifery Practice 2024
International Confederation of Midwives
The 2024 update of the international competency standard for midwives. Defines the knowledge, skills and behaviors required across antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and newborn care, used worldwide as the benchmark for midwifery education and regulation.
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