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<p>There are no such plans. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has recently written
to its external partners to provide reassurances about the proposed changes to midwifery
supervision regulation and confirmed that there will be:</p><p>― No change to the
protected title of ‘midwife’. Also the protected function of ‘attendance on a woman
in childbirth’ will remain. Other than in an emergency or as part of training, only
a midwife or medical practitioner can deliver a baby.</p><p>― No change to the scope
of midwifery practice, which is much wider than the narrow protected function and
is reflected in the standards of competence for registered midwives and their Code.</p><p>On
21 April, the Department launched a consultation on the proposed changes to the NMC’s
governing legislation to remove midwifery supervision from statute. The proposals
do not suggest that midwifery supervision and the education and training to support
this role will cease to exist, but that the additional tier of regulation for midwives
will be removed resulting in a clear separation of the role and purpose of the supervision
and regulation of midwives. The consultation closes on 17 June 2016.</p>
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