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Overview
Midwives assist women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, conduct births and provide care for the new-born.
In job descriptions, look for concrete responsibility around anaesthetics, analgesics, childbirth and dietetics. These details show how midwife work connects to Midwifery professionals tasks, deliverables, documentation and follow-up.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Midwives assist women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, conduct births and provide care for the new-born. Day to day, midwife work is shaped by anaesthetics, analgesics, childbirth, dietetics and embryology and by the expectations of Midwifery professionals. A useful role description should name the work with anaesthetics, analgesics and childbirth, the expected result and the handover that follows from those occupation-specific tasks.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills for midwife include anaesthetics, analgesics, childbirth, dietetics and embryology. These capabilities matter because the role turns specialist knowledge into practical decisions, documents, services or results that other people can use. Specialization should stay close to the occupation’s core subject matter and the responsibilities described for Midwifery professionals.
Salary context
Salary context for midwife is best compared through scope and responsibility rather than a single figure. Look at how much autonomy the role has for anaesthetics, analgesics, childbirth, dietetics and embryology, how complex the Midwifery professionals environment is, and whether the work includes supervision, review, planning or accountability for finished results.
Career paths
Career development for midwife can move from focused tasks in anaesthetics toward broader responsibility for analgesics, coordination with related specialists, or deeper expertise in Midwifery professionals. Progress usually depends on evidence of reliable work, clear documentation, sound judgement and the ability to explain occupation-specific decisions.
Good to know
When reviewing midwife roles, check which part of the work is central: anaesthetics, analgesics, childbirth, dietetics and embryology. A useful vacancy should make clear the working environment, the outputs expected, the people who use the results, and how quality, safety, performance or follow-up is handled.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 4
Midwives
29-9099.01
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETNurse Midwives
29-1161.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETClinical Nurse Specialists
29-1141.04
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETNurse Practitioners
29-1171.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Midwifery professionals (2222)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/95cda6a9-a70a-4a93-9442-11d573cb4a02 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2222.1 |
| ISCO group | 2222 |
| Concept type | Occupation |