| American College of Nurse-Midwives |
ACNM |
| Association of Radical Midwives |
ARM |
| Australian Bachelor of Midwifery (3 year program) |
BMid |
| Australian College of Midwives
Incorporated |
ACMI |
| Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee |
AMWAC |
| Australian Midwifery Action Project |
AMAP |
| Australian Nursing Council Incorporated |
ANCI |
| Australian Research Council |
ARC |
| Centre for Family Health and Midwifery |
CFHM |
| Certified Nurse Midwives |
CNM |
| Certified Professional Midwife |
CPM |
| Continuing Professional Development |
CPD |
| Department of Education, Science and Training
|
DEST |
| Direct Entry Midwifery |
DEM |
| English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting |
ENB |
| General Medical Council |
GMC |
| Health Department of Western Australia |
HDWA |
| Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
HECS |
| King Edward Maternity Hospital |
KEMH |
| Lead Maternity Carer |
LMC |
| Master of Midwifery |
MM |
| Midwives Information and Resource Service |
MIDIRS |
| Midwives Alliance of North America |
MANA |
| National Health and Medical research Council |
NHMRC |
| North American Registry of Midwives |
NARM |
| NSW Department of Health |
NSW Health |
| Nursing and Midwifery Council |
NMC |
| NZ College of Midwives |
NZCOM |
| Queensland Nursing Council |
QNC |
| Registered Midwife |
RM |
| Registered Nurse |
RN |
| United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery & Health |
UKCC |
| University of Southern Queensland |
USQ |
| University of Technology, |
Sydney UTS |
| Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre |
VTAC |
| World Health Organisation |
WHO |