How do they match: Nurse Midwives

  • Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.
  • Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight.
  • Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, health care teams, or the community.
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in midwifery.
  • Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers.

  • Develop medical treatment plans.