Attitudes towards Bachelor-level education amongst Bavarian midwives: Results of a descriptive cross-sectional survey in Bavaria, Germany.

Introduction: In Germany, the traditional vocational midwifery training lasts three years. This training is marked as Qualification Level 4 of the European Qualification Framework (EQF). There are very few midwives with a Bachelor degree, and an even smaller number of universities that offer a qualification program at EQF Level 6 (Bachelor).