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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-321

Any competition between midwives and doctors, pharmacists, medical auxiliaries or any other persons, even those not involved in medicine, is prohibited.Competition is understood to mean intelligence b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-323

Any midwife who holds a political or elective office or an administrative position may not use it for professional purposes to increase her clientele.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients and newborn babies.

Article R4127-327

The midwife must provide care with a correct and attentive attitude towards the patient, and respect and ensure respect for the patient's dignity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-320

A midwife is prohibited from facilitating the illegal practice of medicine or the profession of midwifery.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients and newborn babies.

Article R4127-328

Except in emergencies and provided she is not failing in her duty of humanity or her obligation to assist, a midwife has the right to refuse care for professional or personal reasons. The midwife may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-322

Every midwife must refrain, even outside the practice of her profession, from any act likely to bring it into disrepute. A midwife may only engage in another activity if such combination is compatible…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-324

A midwife may participate, under the direction of a doctor, in the treatment of any patient with a gynaecological condition. In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 2212-8 and L. 2213-2, no m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Medicinal products and medical devices which midwives may prescribe

Article D4151-32

Midwives may prescribe to their patients and obtain for their professional use the medicinal products classified as narcotics listed in table IV of appendix 41-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions

Article R4211-32

I. - The provisions of this section apply to the categories of establishments or organisations defined in the second paragraph of this article which meet the conditions for obtaining the authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise the profession of pharmacist

Article R4221-32

The information referred to in article R. 4221-31 is sent when the training title is obtained or the level of training is recognised.

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