How do they match: Midwives

  • Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.

  • Collect specimens for use in laboratory tests.
  • Develop, implement, or evaluate individualized plans for midwifery care.
  • Evaluate patients' laboratory and medical records, requesting assistance from other practitioners when necessary.
  • Identify, monitor, or treat pregnancy-related problems such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, or retarded fetal growth.
  • Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.
  • Provide comfort and relaxation measures for mothers in labor through interventions such as massage, breathing techniques, hydrotherapy, or music.
  • Provide information about the physical and emotional processes involved in the pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum periods.
  • Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
  • Provide, or refer patients to other providers for, education or counseling on topics such as genetic testing, newborn care, contraception, or breastfeeding.
  • Treat patients' symptoms with alternative health care methods such as herbs or hydrotherapy.

  • Care for women during pregnancy and childbirth.
  • Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers.