MIDWIFERY AND MATERNAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Workforce shortages, working conditions, professional autonomy - accurate answer -Three issues
facing midwives globally
Education, regulation, association - accurate answer -What are the three pillars of a profession?
International Confederation of Midwives - accurate answer -What does ICM stand for?
ICM envisions a world where every childbearing woman has access to a midwife's care for herself and
her newborn - accurate answer -What is the vision of ICM?
To strengthen Midwives Associations and to advance the profession of midwifery globally by promoting
autonomous midwives as the most appropriate caregivers for childbearing women and in keeping birth
normal, in order to enhance the reproductive health of women, and the health of their newborn and
their families. - accurate answer -What is ICM's mission?
ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education, ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Regulation, Member
Association Capacity Assessment Tool - accurate answer -How does ICM work to support the three
pillars of a profession?
A midwife is a person who has successfully completed a midwifery education programme that is duly
recognized in the country where it is located and that is based on the ICM Essential Competencies for
Basic Midwifery Practice and the framework of the ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education; who
has acquired the requisite qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery
and use the title "midwife"; and who demonstrates competency in the practice of midwifery. - accurate
answer -What is the ICM definition of a midwife?
Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, BC - accurate answer -Which were the first three provincial associations to
become members of ICM
1980s - accurate answer -When did Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and BC become members of the ICM
1993 - accurate answer -When did BC host the triennial conference
BC - accurate answer -Which was the first Canadian province to host the triennial congress
The plan to regulate midwifery in BC was announced at the Congress - accurate answer -Why is the
1993 triennial congress significant?
CAM - accurate answer -Which organization replaced the provincial organizations as members of the
ICM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Workforce shortages, working conditions, professional autonomy - accurate answer -Three issues
facing midwives globally
Education, regulation, association - accurate answer -What are the three pillars of a profession?
International Confederation of Midwives - accurate answer -What does ICM stand for?
ICM envisions a world where every childbearing woman has access to a midwife's care for herself and
her newborn - accurate answer -What is the vision of ICM?
To strengthen Midwives Associations and to advance the profession of midwifery globally by promoting
autonomous midwives as the most appropriate caregivers for childbearing women and in keeping birth
normal, in order to enhance the reproductive health of women, and the health of their newborn and
their families. - accurate answer -What is ICM's mission?
ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education, ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Regulation, Member
Association Capacity Assessment Tool - accurate answer -How does ICM work to support the three
pillars of a profession?
A midwife is a person who has successfully completed a midwifery education programme that is duly
recognized in the country where it is located and that is based on the ICM Essential Competencies for
Basic Midwifery Practice and the framework of the ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education; who
has acquired the requisite qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery
and use the title "midwife"; and who demonstrates competency in the practice of midwifery. - accurate
answer -What is the ICM definition of a midwife?
Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, BC - accurate answer -Which were the first three provincial associations to
become members of ICM
1980s - accurate answer -When did Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and BC become members of the ICM
1993 - accurate answer -When did BC host the triennial conference
BC - accurate answer -Which was the first Canadian province to host the triennial congress
The plan to regulate midwifery in BC was announced at the Congress - accurate answer -Why is the
1993 triennial congress significant?
CAM - accurate answer -Which organization replaced the provincial organizations as members of the
ICM
