Description:
The role of the midwife is very diverse and involves far more than the general image of the midwife delivering babies.
Midwives also provide support to women, their babies, their partners and families from conception to the first phase of postnatal care.
In recent years, the role has changed to provide a more ‘woman-centred’ service, and
midwives are responsible for helping women to make informed choices and to provide them with support from one midwife or a team of midwives to provide continuity of care.
As a consequence, midwives work in a variety of locations, the woman’s home, birth centres, as well as hospitals and local clinics.
Author: MIDIRS
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