Who is a midwife?

Answer 1

Someone who looks after the baby and mother 'till they leave the hospital. They help to deliver a baby. A midwife can also be a man despite the name!

If there were no complications during pregnancy and none are expected in the birth process, a midwife can perform all necessary tasks. This is often the case when women choose to give birth at home or somewhere else not in a hospital. It is considered to be a more natural way to give birth.

Since women do not need to give birth in hospitals, midwives may also attend births in birth centers or at the family's home. They ATTEND the birth, but do not deliver. Only a mama can deliver her baby! Midwives attend normal, healthy births, and are trained to recognize complications during pregnancy so that they can refer the mother to an obstetrician, a surgeon specializing in pregnancy and birth, or during the birth to transfer care to a hospital or an OB.

Some midwives (called certified nurse midwives) are trained in university programs, which usually require previous education in nursing; others (called lay midwives) learn their skills through apprenticeship

Answer 2

In the UK, Salaries for midwives range from £19,166 to £60,880 a year, which equates to about $40,000- $120,000, although this may not be accurate in the USA itself as wages often differ in different countries.

Answer 3

A person who serves as an attendant at childbirth but is not a physician. Some midwives (called certified nurse midwives) are trained in university programs, which usually require previous education in nursing; others (called lay midwives) learn their skills through apprenticeship

Answer 4

A medically trained professional, specialising in childbirth and pregnancy, who travels to the patient (rather than the patient travelling to a surgery or hospital).