Paragraph 1: Private practice.

A midwife may not move into a building where another midwife is practising without the latter’s agreement or, failing that, without the authorisation of the Conseil Départemental de l’Ordre. Such authorisation may only be refused on grounds of risk of confusion for the public. Silence on the part of the departmental council will be deemed to constitute tacit authorisation on expiry of a period of two months from receipt of…

In practices where several practitioners work together, whatever their legal status, the practice of midwifery must remain personal. Each practitioner retains his or her professional independence. The patient’s free choice of midwife must be respected. Midwives may use documents on the common letterhead of the association or practice group of which they are a member. The signatory must be identifiable and her address must be given. In midwifery associations and…