Job Demand: Medium
Average weekly wage: $1,283
Where you could work:
Hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital
Health Agencies
Midwives do the following tasks:
- Providing advice and support during pre-conception, intrapartum, antenatal and postnatal periods in partnership with women
- Providing care and management of pregnancy and birth
- Assessing progress and recognising warning signs of abnormal and potentially abnormal pregnancies requiring referral to an Obstetrician
- Monitoring the condition of women and foetuses during pregnancy and throughout labour
- Conducting health education classes and seminars to promote the health of mothers and babies such as reproductive health, antenatal education, preparation for parenthood and breastfeeding
- Providing advice on nutrition, childcare and family planning