Midwife
A midwife has to be confident and be able to work under high pressure because their role is the most physically and mentally challenging. Midwives are involved with patients who want to have a baby, during their pregnancy, during labour and birth, and for up to 28 days after the baby has been born.
Before any pregnancy they give advice and plan with the patient. During pregnancy they monitor, examine the women and unborn baby providing antenatal care, if any risk or abnormality is seen they would refer the patient to a specialist, along the way until the baby is born they would arrange and provide parenting and health education to the patient and family and in case of miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, abnormality and even death …show more content…
GCSEs or equivalent, and depending on the organision they may ask for a qualification in health and social care, nursery nursing or childcare or experience in such work places.
They have less responsibilities than a midwife and their role is less stressful. MSW supports patients and midwifes with small jobs within a working area such as in the community, postnatal wards, maternity theatres, delivery suites and midwifery led units. Their role is focused in around helping women before and after giving birth, this means they should be able to cope with emergency situations and straightforward labour and birth.
MSW are responsible for making routine observations (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, breathing, etc) and reporting any problems to a registered midwife or nurse. They are also involved with the mother, baby and families; educating parents one-to-one or in groups and promoting breastfeeding. Behind the maternity wards, MSWs would also be updating records and doing other admin tasks, ordering stationery and equipment and preparing equipment for the specialist to use. MSW can also be trained to take blood samples for …show more content…
This means that you may find yourself called into the hospital at odd hours to care for a woman in labor whom you have never before met. Obstetricians make hospital rounds anytime their patient is in the hospital, whether in labor-and-deliver, postpartum or antepartum departments.
One of the most rewarding parts of being an obstetrician is seeing a new baby into the world. The main job of an obstetrician, once her patient has reached nine months gestation, is to help get the baby out of the mother's body and into her arms. Obstetricians deliver babies both naturally and through Caesarean section. During a C-section delivery, an obstetrician typically has a team of nurses, anesthesiologists and other health professionals prepared to help with the delivery.
obstetricians have to complete stack of paperwork for every patient just like other physicians. the notes can include medical histories and notes about each visit, an obstetrician's paperwork is important to the care of her patients. Obstetricians can be using medical transcription companies to help prepare paperwork; but this aspect of care remains a considerable time requirement for the
A midwife has to be confident and be able to work under high pressure because their role is the most physically and mentally challenging. Midwives are involved with patients who want to have a baby, during their pregnancy, during labour and birth, and for up to 28 days after the baby has been born.
Before any pregnancy they give advice and plan with the patient. During pregnancy they monitor, examine the women and unborn baby providing antenatal care, if any risk or abnormality is seen they would refer the patient to a specialist, along the way until the baby is born they would arrange and provide parenting and health education to the patient and family and in case of miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, abnormality and even death …show more content…
GCSEs or equivalent, and depending on the organision they may ask for a qualification in health and social care, nursery nursing or childcare or experience in such work places.
They have less responsibilities than a midwife and their role is less stressful. MSW supports patients and midwifes with small jobs within a working area such as in the community, postnatal wards, maternity theatres, delivery suites and midwifery led units. Their role is focused in around helping women before and after giving birth, this means they should be able to cope with emergency situations and straightforward labour and birth.
MSW are responsible for making routine observations (temperature, pulse, blood pressure, breathing, etc) and reporting any problems to a registered midwife or nurse. They are also involved with the mother, baby and families; educating parents one-to-one or in groups and promoting breastfeeding. Behind the maternity wards, MSWs would also be updating records and doing other admin tasks, ordering stationery and equipment and preparing equipment for the specialist to use. MSW can also be trained to take blood samples for …show more content…
This means that you may find yourself called into the hospital at odd hours to care for a woman in labor whom you have never before met. Obstetricians make hospital rounds anytime their patient is in the hospital, whether in labor-and-deliver, postpartum or antepartum departments.
One of the most rewarding parts of being an obstetrician is seeing a new baby into the world. The main job of an obstetrician, once her patient has reached nine months gestation, is to help get the baby out of the mother's body and into her arms. Obstetricians deliver babies both naturally and through Caesarean section. During a C-section delivery, an obstetrician typically has a team of nurses, anesthesiologists and other health professionals prepared to help with the delivery.
obstetricians have to complete stack of paperwork for every patient just like other physicians. the notes can include medical histories and notes about each visit, an obstetrician's paperwork is important to the care of her patients. Obstetricians can be using medical transcription companies to help prepare paperwork; but this aspect of care remains a considerable time requirement for the