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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. 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.

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. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include hygiene in a health care setting, microbiology-bacteriology, childbirth, health care legislation, lactation.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Top skills

hygiene in a health care setting microbiology-bacteriology childbirth health care legislation lactation obstetric ultrasonography health care occupation-specific ethics analgesics neonatology pregnancy

Frequently asked questions

What does midwife do?

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.

What skills does midwife need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include hygiene in a health care setting, microbiology-bacteriology, childbirth, health care legislation, lactation, obstetric ultrasonography. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace midwife?

Our AI-durability model gives midwife a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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