Nurse Midwife

Course Advisor • Remote (NJ, United States) • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

Occupation Description: Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.

Daily Life Of a Nurse Midwife

Conduct clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynecological care.
Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.
Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers.
Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms.
Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients.
Educate patients and family members regarding prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, or interconception care.

What a Nurse Midwife Should Know

These are the skills Nurse Midwives say are the most useful in their careers:

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.