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About midwife
A midwife is like a doctor who provides counseling before, after and during marriage, family planning training, prenatal care, natural childbirth and maternal and child health care, and education for girls during puberty and beyond.
In hospitals, homes or delivery centers, early detection of diseases during pregnancy and finding abnormalities in the mother, fetus, baby and infant, seek medical help if necessary and perform midwifery emergencies if you do not have access to the doctor In case of emergency, diagnosing gynecological diseases and referring to a specialist doctor if necessary and preventing gynecological diseases and family planning are the duties of a midwife.
Midwifery activity centers
– Hospital
– Clinic
– Personal office
– Sick home
-Maternity hospitals
– Health centers
– Family doctor plans
The following complete information about the knowledge and skills of midwives considered in this series and their education:
Midwifery skills considered in our team before the birth of the baby
• Ability to advise pregnant women on topics such as healthy eating
• Explain things like having a baby in a hospital, a natural birth, or all kinds of pain relief
• Holding training classes on pregnancy and parenting
• Assess the health of mother and child during pregnancy
Midwives Skills of our team during maternal delivery
• Monitoring of work progression
• Ability to control the baby during labor
• Ability to relieve pain and advice on pain management methods
• Able to perform delivery (normal)
• Contact a specialist doctor when you encounter any problems
• Have enough information and provide necessary advice to the family about feeding, bathing and child care
Education of midwives required by our team
Midwives in Iran must attend undergraduate and graduate courses in midwifery and midwifery counseling at reputable universities. Graduates of the midwifery course can pursue a doctorate in reproductive health (a field very close to midwifery).
Personality traits of midwives
• Great love and interest in their work
• good comunication
• Having confidence
•patience
• Make quick and correct decisions in critical situations
Strong teamwork skills and initiative in working alone
• Relax in stressful situations
• Physical and mental endurance
• Ability to use medical equipments related to their work
• Tolerance of blood and hemorrhage, night working and in general work in the hospital environment, complete physical and mental health
• No physical disability
• Having a lot of interest and a sense of responsibility. For example, a midwife without the love and affection cannot tolerate the cries of pain in a childbirth and meet his needs. Her Social relationships should be excellent.
Midwifery job relationships:
They are associated with all hospital occupations such as physician, nurse and surgeon