How do they match: Midwives

  • Assist maternal patients to find physical positions that will facilitate childbirth.
  • Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.
  • Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.
  • Provide information about the physical and emotional processes involved in the pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum periods.
  • Provide, or refer patients to other providers for, education or counseling on topics such as genetic testing, newborn care, contraception, or breastfeeding.

  • Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment.
  • Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
  • Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.