Good to Know - NURSE MIDWIFE (phils)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7392 AN ACT REVISING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2644, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE MIDWIFERY ACT

Article III EXAMNINATION AND REGISTRATION OF MIDWIVES
Section 11. Examination Required.- All applicants for registration to the practice of midwifery in the Philippines shall be required to undergo an examination as required for in this Act.

Section 12. Scope of Examination.- The scope of examination for the practice of midwifery shall consist of the ff: (a) Infant care and feeding; (b) Obstetrical anatomy and physiology; (c) Principles of bacteriology as applied to midwifery practice; (d) Obstetrics; (e) Midwifery procedures; (f) Domiciliary midwifery; (g) Community hygiene and first aid; (h) Nutrition; (i) Ethics of midwifery practice; (j) Primary health care; (k) Professional Growth and development; (l) Family planning; and (m) Other subjects which the Board may deem necessary for addition or inclusion from time to time.

Section 13. Prerequisite and Qualifications of Applicants for Examination.- In order to be admitted to the midwifery examination, an applicant shall, at the time of filling of his/her application therefore, establish to the satisfaction to the board that he/she: (a) is in good health and of good moral character; and (b) is a graduate of midwifery in a government recognized and duly accredited institution. At the time of the issuance of a certificate of registration, the applicant shall be a citizen of the Philippines and at least eighteen (18) years of age.

Section 14. Schools of Midwifery.- To be recognized as a duly accredited and legally constituted institution for midwifery training as provided in this Act, a school midwifery shall have permit from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). The school shall have at least fifty (50) maternity beds and affiliated with an accredited hospital duly accredited by an authorized government agency or instrumentality. The school shall have a minimum ratio of one (1) clinical instructor to twelve (12) students in the hospital and in the community. Before allowing a student to graduate. The school satisfactory show to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) or other authorized government agencies, and that during the training, the student has personally attended at least a total twenty (20) deliveries in the hospital and its domiciliary services.

Section 19. Registration of Nurse-Midwife. – Certification of registration may be issued to registered nurses who pass the examination for midwives: Provided, That the nurse, before being allowed to take examination show evidence to the Board of having actually handled twenty (20) delivery cases as certified by the director or chief of a duly registered or recognized hospital, or by the proper municipal, city, or provincial health officer.

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