CNM equivilant in EU?

[cerfurth]

I was told that CNMs are accepted under EU regulations. Is this true? Does CNM in the USA cross over to the EU?

I am 19yrs old and currently doing my pre-reqs to get into nursing school. I am engaged to a Swedish man and hope to one day live in Sweden when my schooling is done. Would my education transfer to the EU?

Thanks for any help or advice!

Charlotte

[ZippyGBR, BSN, RN]

midwifery is an established professional in th EU , with variations of entry via Nursing or direct entry in differentplaces

there's not a huge amount i can find in English about midwiferyin Sweden perhaps in the OP's otherhalf wouldhave more luck searching in Swedish

[cerfurth]

Yes, midwifery is a very widespread profession in the EU. In Sweden they go to nursing school then to Midwifery, very similar to our system.

I wanted to know whether my education in the US would transfer to the EU. I keep hearing about nurses going international. How do they do that?

Thanks for your help.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

The only way to know is to go through their nursing body once you have completed training. Sometimes will be accepted and sometimes not as a lot depends on transcripts and what training actually covers

[cerfurth]

I should be able to contact them now before training and see if they accept USA training. Thanks for your help.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

They need to see your transcripts before they can say yes or no

[cerfurth]

I finally found on a Government site for Sweden that if you have been trained outside of the EU, to be able to work as a midwife in Sweden you need to go through a complementary training program and if you pass you are able to practice in Sweden. To be able to take the training you must be a Swedish resident which I will be when I'm am married to my fiance. So it looks like it will work out =D