Table 1.

Competency models.

Standards of competencies	Institute(s)	Year of publication
Standards for Competence for Registered Midwives	Nursing and Midwifery Council (Britain)	2007
Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice	American College of Nurse-Midwives	2012
Canadian Competencies for Midwives	Canadian Midwifery Regulators Consortium	2010
Competencies for Entry to the Register of Midwives	Midwifery Council of New Zealand	2004
Statement on Cultural Competence for Midwives	Midwifery Council of New Zealand	2012
National Competency Standards for the Midwife	Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Incorporated	2004
Core Competencies of Midwives in Hong Kong	Midwives Council of Hong Kong	2010
Standards for the Preparation of Supervisors of Midwives	Nursing and Midwifery Council, (Britain)	2014
Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Grade 1 & Grade 2 Classifications	Department of Health of New South Wales	2008
Standards for the Practice of Midwifery	American College of Nurse-Midwives	2009
Canadian Competencies for Midwives(appended)	Canadian Midwifery Regulators Consortium	2010
Midwifery Rules and Standards	Nursing and Midwifery Council, (Britain)	2012
Code of Ethics for Midwives in Australia	Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia	2008
14.Construction Guideline of Core Competencies for Specialised Nurses	Department of Health of Guangdong Province (China)	2009