Va. Code § 54.1-2957.7
Licensed midwife and practice of midwifery; definitions
Virginia · Code of Virginia Title 54.1 — Professions and Occupations · Status: effective
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- Va. Code § 54.1-2957.7, Licensed midwife and practice of midwifery; definitions, Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-27, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1422425
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"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.