A career in Midwifery is the ultimate opportunity for a person looking to help bring new life into the world.
Preparing women mentally and physically for the delivery of a new baby, means that Midwifes play a critical role during all stages of pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period. Midwifes can be hospital based or work directly in the community at women's homes or local clinics as they provide advice, care and support for women, helping them make their own decisions about the care and services they access. They care for newborn children, providing health education and parenting support for the first 28 days, after which care transfers to a health visitor.
Many midwifes choose to specialise in a particular area of perinatal care and undertake research in the process. For more specialised roles in Midwifery, click here:
Generally speaking, the midwife's job role includes (but is not limited to):
- diagnosing, monitoring and examining pregnant women
- developing, assessing and evaluating individual care
- providing full antenatal care, including screening tests
- identifying high risk pregnancies and making referrals
- arranging and providing parenting and health education for the woman
- encouraging participation of family members in the birth to support the mother
- providing counselling and advice before and after screening
- offering support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death
- supervising and assisting mothers in labour, monitoring the condition of the foetus and using knowledge of drugs and pain management;
- giving support and advice on baby care e.g breast feeding, bathing and making up feeds
If you think a career in Midwifery is right for you, check out the range of jobs available at NHSJobs.
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