Midwife
Provide support and care to women and their families before, during and after a baby's birth.
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- What's it like to be a Midwife?
- How to become a Midwife
- Latest Midwife jobs
- Top skills and experience for Midwives
- Is Midwife the right role for you?
- Midwife role reviews
What's it like to be a Midwife?
Midwives are health professionals who support women during their pregnancy, labour and birth, and after childbirth until the baby is six weeks of age. Midwifery usually involves shift work, and the majority of midwives work in hospitals, however some are based at community health clinics or in private practice. The role of a Midwife is varied, and each day is usually different depending of whether you are conducting prenatal, antenatal or postnatal appointments, or attending a birth.
Tasks and duties
- Providing antenatal care, assessment and information to pregnant women and their partners throughout pregnancy.
- Monitoring, supporting and assisting women during labour and birth and helping to deliver the baby.
- Providing health advice to help parents care for newborns.
How to become a Midwife
To work as a Midwife in Australia, you need to complete a midwifery degree that has been accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
- Complete a Bachelor of Midwifery. This typically takes 3 years of full-time study.
- Alternatively, if you already hold a degree in nursing and are registered as a Nurse, you can complete a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery or Master of Midwifery Practice. These courses typically take 12–18 months of full-time study.
- Apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to practise as a Midwife. Registration must be renewed annually by demonstrating the mandatory continuing professional development (CPD), professional indemnity insurance, and recency of practice.
- Ensure you have up-to-date immunisations as required, and complete any relevant checks such as a Working with Children and/or Police Check.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Midwife employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Midwifery
AHPRA Registration
Post Natal Care
Nursing
Clinical Skills
Perioperative Care
Critical Care
Neonatal Care
Midwifery Practice
Patient Care
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Latest Midwife reviews
May 2024
You must love midwifery to be a good professional
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Midwifery
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsMidwifery is a job that requires vocation, you work all the time with mothers who are in their most vulnerable processes, so being empathetic is a requirement. The most challenging thing is losing a p...
The challengesThe most challenging thing is losing a patient or their newborn. In addition, dealing with the challenges of motherhood such as difficulty breastfeeding.
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May 2021
There is a lot of hands on but nothing a lot of heart can't handle.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Midwifery
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationHealthcare & Medical
The good thingsYou can't beat bringing new life into the world. It is such a privilege to care for and support families at such a pivot time in their lives. Rewarding, exciting, sometimes overwhelming feelings are j...
The challengesThe shift work can sometimes be annoying because your days off might not match up with friends and family. It can be physically and mentally exhausting. There is education and professional development...
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