# The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Midwives) Rules Order of Council 2004, Paragraph 6: Responsibility and sphere of practice


(1) A practising midwife is responsible for providing midwifery care, in accordance with such standards as the Council may specify from time to time, to a woman and baby during the antenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods.
(2) Except in an emergency, a practising midwife shall not provide any care, or undertake any treatment, which she has not been trained to give.
(3) In an emergency, or where a deviation from the norm which is outside her current sphere of practice becomes apparent in a woman or baby during the antenatal, intranatal or postnatal periods, a practising midwife shall call such qualified health professional as may reasonably be expected to have the necessary skills and experience to assist her in the provision of care.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1764/schedule/1/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-council-midwives-rules-order-of-council-2004/schedule-1/paragraph-6
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