midwife "midwife" means a person who for a fee, salary or other reward or compensation, performs services requiring an understanding of the principles and applications of procedures and techniques for the care of normal childbearing women from the beginning of pregnancy until the end of puerperium and the care of their normal infants during the neonatal period but shall not include students in midwifery schools or training institutions who perform midwifery services under the supervision of their instructors; ACT 436 - MIDWIVES ACT 1966 (Revised 1990) 2. Interpretation.