In this chapter, as a way of introduction to the midwifery context in Belgium, we provide a brief overview of midwifery in Belgium. The chapter is then divided into two sections. The first section discusses Belgium as a country and the organisation of midwifery care. In this section, we outline the education pathways to becoming a midwife, followed by information about learning to be a midwife in the clinical environment and the roles of those supporting students. Given the book's title, we dedicate the second section of the chapter to mentorship, including a discussion about an evidence-based mentorship model developed to facilitate competency-based learning, assessment, and supervision of undergraduate midwifery students at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Ghent (Flanders, Belgium). We conclude the chapter with a discussion on current regulations on continuous professional development (CPD) and mentoring to support CPD and the future midwifery workforce. © 2026 selection and editorial matter, Elaine Jefford and Lyn Ebert; individual chapters, the contributors.
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