Description
Midwives assist women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, conduct births and provide care for the new-born. They advise on health, preventive measures, preparation for parenthood, detection of complications in mother and child, accessing of medical care, promoting normal birth and carrying out emergency measures.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
human anatomyhealth care occupation-specific ethicsresuscitationhygiene in a health care settingradiological procedurespregnancyneonatologysex educationanalgesicsmicrobiology-bacteriologypostpartum legal protectionembryologypathologylactationpreparation for parenthoodhealth educationepidemiologyobstetric ultrasonographypreparation for child deliverypostpartum periodfemale reproductive system pathologyanaestheticspharmacologyhealth care legislationrelaxation techniquesdieteticschildbirthpsychologyphytotherapysociologycompany policiessurgeryyogapedagogyhomeopathy
Practical Skills
work in multidisciplinary health teamssupport informed consentaccept own accountabilityprovide health educationadvise on pregnancyprescribe medicationadvise on family planningmonitor pregnancyfollow clinical guidelinesprovide pre-natal careprovide education on family lifeempathise with the woman's family during and after pregnancyinform policy makers on health-related challengescare for the new-born infantprovide information on the effects of childbirth on sexualityprovide treatment strategies for challenges to human healthensure safety of healthcare userstake emergency measures in pregnancycollect biological samples from patientsapply organisational techniquesaddress problems criticallyrespond to changing situations in health careeducate on the prevention of illnessuse e-health and mobile health technologiesadhere to organisational guidelinesprovide pregnancy termination carecontribute to continuity of health caremanage healthcare users' dataexamine the new-born infantassist on pregnancy abnormalityprovide postnatal careapply context specific clinical competencescomply with legislation related to health careprovide care for the mother during labourdevelop a collaborative therapeutic relationshipdeal with emergency care situationsconduct spontaneous child deliveriesassess the course of breast-feeding periodcomply with quality standards related to healthcare practicelisten activelyadvise on childbirthcarry out treatment prescribed by doctorswork in a multicultural environment in health careadvise on pregnancies at riskpromote inclusionconduct research on reproductive medicineaddress side effects of menopauseperform antepartum fetal monitoringuse foreign languages in patient careapply acupunctureuse different communication channelsuse obstetric sonographyuse foreign languages for health-related research