Midwifery Role and Responsibilities in the Care of a Pregnant Woman This essay examines and outlines the roles and responsibilities of Practising Midwives in the United Kingdom‚ as well as exploring the role that the midwife plays in association with other Healthcare providers. The basis that underpins the midwifery profession is that women should be at the forefront of their maternity care and valued as individuals with distinct and specific needs (Midris‚ 2012). Practising midwives in
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Task 1 Roles and responsibilities of midwife in antenatal care During the antenatal period‚ midwives care for a pregnant woman by providing regular check-ups that allow treatments and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and unborn child. The health care professionals will give advice and information to help the patient have a healthy pregnancy (information such as impact of diet‚ alcohol‚ smoking‚
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The Role of The Mentor The word ‘midwife’ means ‘with woman’. Midwives are specialists in normal pregnancy and birth‚ and the midwife’s role is to look after a pregnant woman and her baby throughout the antenatal period‚ during labour and birth‚ and for up to 28 days after the baby has been born. A midwife must be able to care for women throughout pregnancy‚ birth‚ and during the postnatal period‚ as well as care for newborn babies. She must be able to detect problems‚ summon medical help
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number of factors. A lot of this chaos can be avoided by using a midwife whom specializes in child birth. One problem faced with hospitals is that they are not only dealing with child birth but they are also dealing with injuries and many other sectors in their building. Therefore‚ all of their attention is divided and not focused on the one patient. Whereas with a midwife it is a lot more of a personal experience because the midwife meets with the parents and is right by their side during the whole
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Why I want to do midwifery I want to become a midwife for several reasons: The physical process of pregnancy and birth has fascinated me since my mother’s pregnancy with my sister‚ and it leaves me amazed at how strong and powerful women truly are even now. I believe knowledge is very important and making sure that women know of all available options for pregnancy and birth is very important to me‚ but promoting a good‚ healthy lifestyle also appeals to me‚ as‚ midwifery is partly primary care
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A nurse is a person who gives care and provides care for patients. There are different types of nurse. The role of an adult nurse is to work with young and elderly adults with health problems. The responsibilities of a nurse: - A nurse tries to make the patient be comfortable in order to feel safe in the environment they are in. - A nurse shows the patient that she is concerned about the health of the patient. - A nurse interprets any type of information for the patient for example: if a patient
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In many parts of the world today there are still many women who use a midwife verses using an Obstetrician Gynecologist. However in the United States fewer than three percent of women who give birth are attended to by midwives (Kram and Eckstein‚1990). It is stated that “In the United States that childbirth has become increasingly medicalined and specialized‚ first with family doctors or general practitioners taking over the process‚ then obstetricians‚ and today‚ perinatologist. These physician
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experienced midwife whilst dealing with a mother who has suffered a stroke during her pregnancy and subsequently has difficulty communicating. There are a number of behaviors and techniques displayed that highlight the importance of continually developing effective therapeutic communication techniques. First of all it is clear throughout the video that the midwife maintains a calming and comforting demeanor‚ speaking softly with the patient and ensuring that her body language is positive. The midwife focuses
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of his books he gave the example of the teacher as the midwife. This metaphor was a great way to show what Socrates believed was the best way to help his students. Socrates modeled this metaphor after his mother who was a midwife. “My art of midwifery is in general like theirs [real midwives]; the only difference is that my patients are men‚ not women‚ and my concern is not with the body but with the soul that is in
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The socio- political and cultural factors at both a national and global level have a big impact on the Midwife woman partnership. The Oxford Dictionary (2012) defines culture as: the ideas‚ customs‚ and social behaviour of a particular people or society‚ and Midwifery as: a nurse (typically a woman) who is trained to assist women in childbirth. There are many factors that the midwife must take into consideration when implementing a partnership with an expectant mother from a different culture‚ than
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