Paragraph 2: Employed persons.

The fact that a midwife’s professional practice is bound by a contract or statute to an administration, a local authority or any other public or private body in no way detracts from her professional duties, and in particular her obligations regarding the independence of her decisions and respect for professional secrecy. Under no circumstances may a midwife accept any restriction on her professional independence from her employer. Wherever they practise,…

The practice of the profession of midwife in any form whatsoever within a company, local authority or institution governed by private law must, in all cases, be the subject of a written contract. Any draft contract may be communicated to the departmental council, which must make its observations known within one month. Any contract, renewal of contract or amendment to a contract with one of the bodies referred to in…

All midwives bound to their employer by an agreement or contract must under no circumstances take advantage of their duties to increase their personal clientele.