Education requirements
The education requirements are determined in the PEI Midwives Regulations. The Council of the College of Registered Nurses and Midwives PEI approves the relevant education programs.
A registered midwife practicing midwifery in the province of Prince Edward Island must have completed either:
- a baccalaureate program in midwifery offered by an accredited postsecondary institution in Canada, approved by the Council, or
- education or training the Council considers substantially equivalent to a baccalaureate program in midwifery offered by an accredited postsecondary institution in Canada
Additionally, each registered midwife must have completed:
- a course on fetal health surveillance, approved by the Council; and
- a course on prescribing and administering controlled drugs and substances, approved by the Council
