Section 14Sec./Art. 14

Schools of Midwifery. - To be recognized as a duly accredited and legally constituted institution for midwifery training as provided in this Act, a school of midwifery shall have a permit from the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). The school shall have at least fifty (50) maternity beds and affiliated with an accredited hospital duly accredited by an authorized government agency or instrumentality.

The school shall have a minimum ratio of one (1) clinical instructor to twelve (12) students in the hospital and in the community.

Before allowing a student to graduate, the school shall satisfactorily show to the Department Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) or other authorized government agencies that the student has completed the course in midwifery as prescribed by the DECS or other duly authorized government agencies, and that during the training, the student has personally attended at least a total of twenty (20) deliveries in the hospital and in its domiciliary services.