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