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Midwives

Midwives deliver, or assist in the delivery of babies, provide antenatal and postnatal care and advise parents on baby care. They work with other healthcare professionals, and advise on and teach midwifery practice.

Average Salary

£32,485

New workers start around £18,328. Normal pay is £32,485 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,710.

Jobs

45,495

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Delivers lectures and other forms of training in midwifery practice.

  • Plans and manages midwifery care services.

  • Supervises more junior staff and directs the work of the midwifery unit.

  • Advises on baby care, exercise, diet and family planning issues.

  • Monitors recovery of mother in postnatal period and supervises the nursing of premature and other babies requiring special attention.

  • Delivers babies in normal births and assists doctors with difficult deliveries.

  • Monitors condition and progress of patient and baby throughout pregnancy.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Midwifery

  • Maternity

  • Prenatal Development

  • Obstetrics And Gynaecology

  • Rehabilitation

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Enthusiasm

  • Communications

  • Self-Motivation

  • Compassion

  • Management

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.