Midwife
Job Description
Midwives are health professionals which providers offer care to childbearing women during their pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. The role of a midwife is varied, and each day is usually different depending if whether you are conducting prenatal, antenatal or postnatal appointments, or attending a birth.
Careers Ladder
Qualifications
It is now possible to train as a midwife without becoming a nurse first and this is known as Bachelor of Midwifery and a Masters of Midwifery Practice
The general pathway to become a midwife in Australia is to complete a Bachelor of Midwifery, or a nursing degree and postgraduate midwifery qualification.
Attributes
- Autonomy
- Interpersonal
- Problem Solving
- Team Player
- Acumen
- Charismatic
- Communicator
- Devoted
- Educated
- Flexible
- Initiative
- Perceptive
- Procedural
- Resilient
- Self-Motivator
Key Skills
- AHPRA Registration
- Post Natal Care
- Nursing
- AHPRA Midwifery Endorsement
- Patient Care
- Immunisations
- Physical, psychological and process of pregnancy and birth
Future Prospects
You may like to think about moving on from this career, some transferable skills can be utilised in roles such as;
- Registered Nurse
- Paediatrician
Midwives who are also nurses can look to specialise and become a Maternal Child Health Nurse.