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Table 4 Main activities undertaken by regulatory organisations, by region

From: A descriptive analysis of midwifery education, regulation and association in 73 countries: the baseline for a post-2015 pathway

  

Countdown countries in

 

All countries

Sub-Saharan Africa

Eastern Mediterranean

South-East Asia

Western Pacific

Americas

Europe

 

(n = 73)

(n = 41)

(n = 9)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 5)

Regulation activities

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Continuing professional development

51 (70)

28 (68)

6 (67)

6 (100)

3 (50)

4 (67)

4 (80)

 Accreditation of education providers

51 (70)

29 (71)

5 (56)

3 (50)

4 (67)

5 (83)

5 (100)

 Assessing competency prior to registration

49 (67)

29 (71)

5 (56)

4 (67)

4 (67)

3 (50)

4 (80)

 Setting standards for education

49 (67)

29 (71)

6 (67)

4 (67)

1 (17)

4 (67)

5 (100)

 Establishing the scope of midwifery practice

44 (60)

28 (68)

5 (56)

2 (33)

3 (50)

5 (83)

1 (20)

 Ensuring the quality of education

39 (53)

25 (61)

4 (44)

3 (50)

2 (33)

2 (33)

3 (60)

  1. Note that the data only relate to the Countdown countries within each region and are not necessarily typical of the entire region