jordemoder midwife http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085055 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Midwives https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185196 RG950 A health professional who has "who has successfully completed a midwifery education program that is recognised in the country where it is located and that is based on the ICM Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice and the framework of the ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education; who has acquired the requisite qualifications to be registered or legally licensed to practice midwifery and use the title midwife; and who demonstrates competency in the practice of midwifery." The word "midwife" is gender neutral (being derived from the Old English mid ["with"] and wif ["woman"] meaning "with-woman"). However, a birthing professional may request that another term be used in reference to them and that should be respected. accoucheuse midwives birth attendant