When a midwife is called to attend a patient who is being cared for by another midwife, she must comply with the following rules: 1° If the patient intends to forego the care of the first midwife, she must ascertain the patient’s express wish and provide the necessary care; 2° If the patient has simply wished to seek advice without changing midwife, she shall offer her a joint consultation; if…
A midwife may only be replaced in her practice on a temporary basis by a midwife registered with the Association or by a student midwife who fulfils the conditions laid down in article L. 4151-6. A midwife who is to be replaced must, except in emergencies, inform her local Association Council in advance, stating the name and position of the replacement as well as the dates and duration of the…
Once their assignment is complete and continuity of care has been ensured, the replacement must withdraw, abandoning all their temporary activities.
Midwives must maintain good relations, in the interests of patients, with members of the health professions. They must respect their professional independence.
As soon as circumstances require, the midwife must offer to consult a doctor. She must accept any consultation with a doctor requested by the patient or her relatives. In either case, she may suggest the name of a doctor but must take account of the patient’s wishes and accept, unless there is a serious reason, the doctor suggested to her. If the midwife does not feel that she should agree…
After the consultation or intervention of the doctor called in, the midwife, in agreement with the patient, takes over the direction of care under her own responsibility.
Where midwives are questioned in the course of disciplinary proceedings, they are required to disclose all facts of use to the investigation that have come to their knowledge to the extent compatible with respect for professional secrecy. Any deliberately inaccurate statement made to the Association Council by a midwife may give rise to disciplinary proceedings.
Any midwife registered on a roll of the Association who carries out midwifery activities in another Member State of the European Community must declare this to the departmental council on whose roll she is registered.
All midwives, when they are entered on the roll, must affirm before the Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre that they are aware of this Code of Ethics and undertake, under oath and in writing, to comply with it.
Any midwife who ceases to practise must inform the departmental council. The latter acknowledges the decision and informs the national council.
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