§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

midwife

Midwives assist women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, conduct births and provide care for the new-born.

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Description

Midwives assist women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, conduct births and provide care for the new-born. They advise on health, preventive measures, preparation for parenthood, detection of complications in mother and child, accessing of medical care, promoting normal birth and carrying out emergency measures.

Theoretical Knowledge

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

pedagogy sociology company policies yoga surgery homeopathy phytotherapy

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice contribute to continuity of health care advise on pregnancy monitor pregnancy educate on the prevention of illness use e-health and mobile health technologies inform policy makers on health-related challenges provide postnatal care provide health education provide care for the mother during labour advise on family planning advise on childbirth promote inclusion examine the new-born infant support informed consent address problems critically conduct spontaneous child deliveries care for the new-born infant respond to changing situations in health care work in multidisciplinary health teams follow clinical guidelines advise on pregnancies at risk manage healthcare users' data comply with legislation related to health care provide pregnancy termination care work in a multicultural environment in health care provide information on the effects of childbirth on sexuality prescribe medication provide education on family life develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship ensure safety of healthcare users deal with emergency care situations carry out treatment prescribed by doctors apply context specific clinical competences assess the course of breast-feeding period provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health empathise with the woman's family during and after pregnancy accept own accountability assist on pregnancy abnormality apply organisational techniques provide pre-natal care listen actively adhere to organisational guidelines collect biological samples from patients take emergency measures in pregnancy

OPTIONALOptional competences

address side effects of menopause use different communication channels use obstetric sonography perform antepartum fetal monitoring conduct research on reproductive medicine apply acupuncture use foreign languages for health-related research use foreign languages in patient care

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)