Applicants for registration and practising midwives must successfully complete and maintain certification in the following competency areas as outlined in the
Policy on Continuing Competencies.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Minimum requirements
- Completion of a course that complies with the guidelines of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. The course must cover the following core areas for CPR and emergency cardiac care:
- Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Two-rescuer scenarios
- Use of bag valve mask
- Management of foreign-body airway obstruction
- Use of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Approved courses
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Course name
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Offered by
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Basic Life Support
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American Heart Association
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Basic Life Support
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Canadian Red Cross
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Basic Life Support
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Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
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Basic Life Support Responder CPR/Health Care Provider with AED
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Lifesaving Society
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CPR, Basic Life Support and AED
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St. John Ambulance
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CPR Health Care Provider
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St. Mark James Training
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Not sure you've got the right course? Look for Basic Life Support (BLS) or Health Care Professional (HCP) in the course listing.
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- (Re)certification requirements
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Provider: Annual certification. In cases where the approved course done not require or recommend annual certification, it is considered valid for a maximum of two years.
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Instructor: Proof of current CPR instructor status.
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Format: Current registrants can complete approved courses online; first-time applicants and former registrants that are reinstating their registration after more than 60 days must complete the course in-person.
Emergency skills
- Minimum requirements
- Successful completion of a course that covers emergency management in the following areas:
- Postpartum haemorrhage
- Shoulder dystocia
- Cord prolapse
- Undiagnosed breach
- Undiagnosed twins
- Fetal well-being
- Approved courses
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Course name
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Offered by
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Advances in Labour and Risk Management (Alarm)
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Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
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Emergency Skills Workshop (Association of Ontario Midwives)
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Alberta Association of Midwives
Association of Ontario Midwives
Midwives Association of Manitoba
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Midwifery Emergency Skills Program (University of British Columbia)
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Midwives Association of British Columbia
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Any other BCCNM recognized midwifery education program emergency skills course
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Various
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- (Re)certification requirements
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Provider: Every two years.
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Instructor: Proof of current ES instructor status.
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Format: Current registrants can complete approved courses online; first-time applicants and former registrants that are reinstating their registration after more than 60 days must complete the course in-person.
Fetal Health Surveillance
- Minimum requirements
- Participation in a Canadian fetal health surveillance course, module or workshop that includes:
- A review of the fundamentals of antenatal and intrapartum fetal health surveillance
- Completion of the National Fetal Health Surveillance Online Exam (minimum passing grade 80%).
- Approved courses
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Course name
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Offered by
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Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance Online Manual and Exam
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University of British Columbia Continuing Professional Developmetn
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Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance
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Hospital perinatal program or BCCNM approved midwifery education program
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Refresher/Renewal: Fetal Health Surveillance
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Hospital perinatal program or BCCNM approved midwifery education program.
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- (Re)certification requirements
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Provider: Every two years.
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Instructor: Proof of current FHS instructor status.
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Format: Current registrants can complete approved courses online; first-time applicants and former registrants that are reinstating their registration after more than 60 days must complete the course in-person.
Neonatal Resuscitation
- Minimum requirements
- Completion of a course that meets or exceeds the Canadian Paediatric Society’s (CPS) National Guidelines and NRP levels 1-11, with skills required for a primary care provider and as applicable within the midwifery scope of practice.
- Approved courses
- Any Canadian NRP course taught by a CPS-certified NRP instructor.
- (Re)certification requirements
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Provider: Annual certification
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Instructor: Proof of current NRP instructor status.
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Format: Current registrants can complete approved courses online; first-time applicants and former registrants that are reinstating their registration after more than 60 days must complete the course in-person.
Proof of certification requirements
Applicants and registrants will be required to demonstrate that they have met the continuing competencies requirement, based on the type of application.
- First-time applicant or reinstatement
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- Applicants need to submit a copy of their continuing competency certificates to
registermidwives@bccnm.ca.
- Where the course requires an in-person component, the certificate for this portion must be submitted to confirm validity (for example, if completing MESP you must submit the MABC issued certificate).
- BCCNM will confirm that certificates are valid and not expired prior to granting registration.
- Registration renewal (practising registrants)
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- During registration renewal, practising registrants will attest to having valid certificates that are not expired as of April 1 of that year.
- Copies of certificates do not need to be submitted. Please keep proof of certification for your records as your continuing competencies may be audited.
- This also applies to applicants who are reinstating their registration within 60 days.