Midwives

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Refer patients to specialists for procedures such as ultrasounds or biophysical profiles.
2. 02Assist maternal patients to find physical positions that will facilitate childbirth.
3. 03Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
4. 04Counsel women regarding the nutritional requirements of pregnancy.
5. 05Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments.
6. 06Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns.
7. 07Identify, monitor, or treat pregnancy-related problems such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, or retarded fetal growth.
8. 08Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories.
9. 09Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.
10. 10Perform post-partum health assessments of mothers and babies at regular intervals.
11. 11Assess the status of post-date pregnancies to determine treatments and interventions.
12. 12Incorporate research findings into practice as appropriate.

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