| Abstrakt | | Aim: to develop, pilot and validate a number of scenarios which encompass all of the International Confederation of Midwives' (ICM) competency statements and which are of relevance in vaiousEuropean countries, both those in the European Union and those which might become members in the future. Design: 27 scenarios designed to encompass all ICM competencies were tested using qualitative interviews. Setting: Slovenia, Germany, Scotland, Kosovo. Participants: 68 experienced midwives from Slovenia, 58 from Germany, 63 from Scotland and 76 from Kosovo. Findings: although midwives found is difficult to relate to the scenarios dealing with pre-conception competencies, after revision , all scenarios were appropriate for use in all four countries. Key conclusions: the scenarios embrace all of the ICM's essential competencies for midwives in each of the countries involved. Additionaly, they have face validity as shown by the spread of responses to eash of the scenarios.
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