Midwife

medical professional wo practices obstetrics as a health science

A midwife is a health professional who another woman through labor, delivery of a baby, and the time after birth.[3] Mostly they are women. They work with obstetricians.

Midwife
A woman is getting an examination from a sonographer, a machine that uses waves to make an image of the woman's child's baby's body
Occupation
NamesMidwife[1]
Occupation type
Professional
Activity sectors
Midwifery, obstetrics, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health
Description
QualitiesKnowledge, professional behaviour and specific skills in family planning, pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum period, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health, and social, epidemiologic and cultural context of midwifery[2]
Education required
  • Bachelor of Midwifery
  • Master of Midwifery
Fields of
employment
hospitals, clinics, health units, maternity units, birth centers, private practices, home births, community, etc
Related jobs
obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician

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