The Danish Association of Midwives Welcome to The Danish Association of Midwives homepage. The Danish Association of Midwifes is the professional organization for all midwives in Denmark and includes 1.550 members, trained midwives as well as midwifery trainees. Apart for negotiating salary and working conditions for the members the Association takes active part in development of midwifery training by making propositions and recommandations for basic as well as post-graduate training. The Association develops and arranges short term courses for midwives.
Danish midwives are public employees, employed by the counties in midwifery centres.
Midwives are in charge of all spontaneous births and are futhermore engaged in prophylactic examinations during pregnancies, antenatal education and postnatal supervisory visits.