[The access of independent midwives to maternity ward technical facilities: the experimentation of a level-1 department].

Objectives: The first aim of this study was to evaluate the access of independent midwives to the technical facilities of a level-1 maternity hospital, with a follow-up of 2 years. The second aim was to evaluate the transfer of clinical responsibility, when a patient stops being managed by the independent midwife to be taken care of by the hospital team.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study including 51 patients.