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Midwife

A midwife (pl.: midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.

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Activity sectors
Midwifery, obstetrics, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health
Competencies
Knowledge, professional behaviour and specific skills in family planning, pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum period, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health, and soc…
Education required
Bachelor of Midwifery · Master of Midwifery
Fields of employment
hospitals, clinics, health units, maternity units, birth facilities, private practices, home births, community, etc.
Names
Midwife
Occupation type
Professional

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Definition and etymology

Scope of practice

Education, training, regulation and practice

Men in midwifery

History

Notable midwives

Midwives in culture

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Midwife

Nodes134
Edges133
Triples289
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
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Midwife

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related to New Zealand · 31
Midwife → Ara Institute, Auckland, Auckland University, AUT, Bachelor, Canterbury, Christchurch, CPIT, Dunedin, Hamilton, Health Science, Master, Midwifery, North Island, Nursing, Otago, Otago Polytechnic, Palmerston North, PhD Professional Doctorate, Postgraduate Certificate
related to United States · 27
Midwife → Accreditation Commission, Accredited, ACME, AMCB, American Midwifery Certification Board, AS Midwifery, BSc Midwifery, Certified Midwife, Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife, CM, CMs, CNM, CNMs, Completion, CPM, CPMs, MEAC, Midwifery, Midwifery Education
related to United Kingdom · 26
Midwife → Bachelor, Band, BSc, England, For, Funding, Graduate Diploma, Hons, However, Midwifery, MSc Advanced Practice Midwifery, MSc Midwifery, NHS, NHS Trust, NHS Trusts, Postgraduate Diploma, Scotland, SHA, SHAs, Short
related to Canada · 19
Midwife → After, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada's, In, Labrador, Manitoba, Midwifery, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Prior, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
related to Japan · 18
Midwife → Act, JAM, Japan, Japan Academy, Japanese, Japanese Midwives Association, Japanese Nursing Association, JMA, JNA, March, Midwifery, Midwives' Division, No, Nurse, On, Public Health Nurse, Still, Today
related to South Africa · 18
Midwife → Accreditation, Advanced Diploma, Assessments, Bachelor's Degree, Holders, Institutions, Midwifery, NEI, NQF, Nursing, Nursing Education Institutions, Postgraduate Diploma, Professional Nurse, Regulations Relating, SANC, The Postgraduate Diploma, This, Training
related to Ming China · 17
Midwife → Bureau, Ceremony, Forbidden City, In, Li-I, Lodge, Males, Ming, Ming China, Nai-tzu, Nursing Children, Pregnant, Ritual, The, They, To, Women
related to Midwives in culture · 16
Midwife → Ballard's, BC, Book, Each, Exodus, Hebrew, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's, Martha, Martha Ballard, Midwife's Tale, Pharaoh's, Puah, Shiphrah, The, They, Ulrich's
related to External links · 15
Midwife → Becoming, Child Health, ICM, International Confederation, June, March, Midwife Archived, Midwifery, Midwives, Notre Dame Australia Archived, Partnership Maternal Newborn, PMNCH, University, Wayback MachineGraduate Diploma, Wayback MachineNovels
related to Australia · 13
Midwife → Agency, Australia, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation, Bachelor, Graduate Diploma, Honours, Master, Midwifery, Midwives, MSc Midwifery, Research, The, There

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midwives midwifery care women health practice also birth education registered childbirth work male programs professional university college pregnancy home degree

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MidwifeActivity sectorsMidwifery, obstetrics, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health1.00infobox
MidwifeCompetenciesKnowledge, professional behaviour and specific skills in family planning, pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum period, newborn care, women's health, reproductive health, and soc…1.00infobox
MidwifeEducation requiredBachelor of Midwifery1.00infobox
MidwifeEducation requiredMaster of Midwifery1.00infobox
MidwifeFields of employmenthospitals, clinics, health units, maternity units, birth facilities, private practices, home births, community, etc.1.00infobox
MidwifeNamesMidwife1.00infobox
MidwifeOccupation typeProfessional1.00infobox
MidwifeRelated jobsobstetrician, gynecologist, paediatrician1.00infobox
Midwifeis aperson who has successfully completed a midwifery education programme that is recognised in the country where it is located and that is based on the ICM Essential Competencies f…0.90text
breech birthsinstance ofThey may intervene in high risk situations0.80text
twin birthsinstance ofThey may intervene in high risk situations0.80text
using non-invasive techniquesinstance ofThey may intervene in high risk situations0.80text

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