# The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, Article 45: Attendance by unqualified persons at childbirth

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person other than a registered midwife or a registered medical practitioner shall not attend a woman in childbirth.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply—
(a) where the attention is given in a case of sudden or urgent necessity; or
(b) in the case of a person who, while undergoing training with a view to becoming a medical practitioner or to becoming a midwife, attends a woman in childbirth as part of a course of practical instruction in midwifery recognised by the Council or by the General Medical Council.
(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/253/article/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-and-midwifery-order-2001/article-45
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