Midwife

Midwife Job Description

Midwives Deliver Babies And Provide Antenatal And Postnatal Advice, Care And Support To Women, Their Babies, Their Partners And Families.

Midwives Work As Part Of A Team Of Professional And Medical Staff That Includes Doctors, Social Workers And Health Visitors.

advising about and supporting parents in the daily care of their newborn babies
undertaking antenatal care in hospitals, homes and GP practices
carrying out screening tests
providing information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners
taking patient samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
caring for and assisting women in labour
tutoring student midwives.
monitoring and administering medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labour
monitoring the foetus during labour
helping parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth and neonatal death
examining and monitoring pregnant women
assessing care requirements/writing care plans
writing records