Working life
As a maternity support worker, you’ll work under the supervision of a registered midwife. They are sometimes also known as maternity healthcare support workers or midwifery assistants.
You’ll be:
- helping to care for mothers and babies
- making routine observations
(temperature, pulse, blood pressure, breathing, etc) - updating records and other admin tasks
- educating parents one-to-one or in groups
- taking blood samples for testing
- ordering stationery and equipment
- preparing equipment
- promoting breastfeeding
- reporting problems to a registered midwife or nurse
They work in:
- the community
- post-natal wards
- maternity theatres
- delivery suites
- midwifery led units
You need to be able to cope with emergency situations and straightforward labour and birth.
