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Midwife
License Description "Midwife" means any person who provides primary maternity care by affirmative act or conduct prior to, during, and subsequent to childbirth, and who is not licensed as a doctor of medicine or osteopathy or certified nurse midwife. "Practicing midwifery" means providing primary maternity care that is consistent with a midwife's training, education, and experience to women and their newborns throughout the childbearing cycle, and identifying and referring women or their newborns who require medical care to an appropriate practitioner.
Licensing Agency
Department of Health Professions
Virginia Board of Medicine
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23233-1485
(804) 368 4600
medbd@dhp.virginia.gov
Active Status Active
Certification Certification required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 08/11/2023

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