A midwife is a health professional who assists another woman through labor, delivery of a baby, and the time after birth.[3] Mostly they are women. A male midwife is called an accoucher or accoucheur. They work with obstetricians.
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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 |
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| Names | Midwife[1] |
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Occupation type | Professional |
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Activity sectors | Midwifery, obstetrics, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health |
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| Competencies | Knowledge, 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] |
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Education required |
- Bachelor of Midwifery
- Master of Midwifery
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Fields of
employment | hospitals, clinics, health units, maternity units, birth centers, private practices, home births, community, etc |
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Related jobs | obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician |
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