Items\Countries | Sweden | Finland | The United Kingdom | Australia | The United States |
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Definition | |||||
Acceptance into education | |||||
Education | √ | √ | |||
Registration | √ | ||||
Scope of practice | |||||
Autonomous environment | √ | √ | √ | ||
The objective of care | Male, female, children, teenagers, adults | Male, family, society | Female, family | Male, female, infant, family, community | Male, female, new born, family |
The period of care | Life cycle | Pregnancy, childbirth, child years | Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum recovery | Pregnancy, postpartum period lasts 6 weeks | Adolescent– menopause |
Prescription right | √(except for CPMs) | ||||
Health counselling | √ | √ | |||
Others | |||||
Professional institution |