WHO IS A MIDWIFE?

WHO IS MİDWİFE?

International Confederation of Midwives (ICM): “A midwife is a responsible and reliable professional who provides the support, care and counseling needed by the woman in cooperation with the woman during pregnancy, birth and postpartum period, delivers the baby under her own responsibility, and cares for the newborn and the baby”. In addition, midwife is a lifelong health counselor and educator for women, family and society. According to this definition, midwifery care includes preventive measures, promotion of normal birth, screening and prevention of risks to mother and child, ensuring access to medical care or other appropriate assistance, and intervention in emergencies.

Ministry of Health: A midwife; is a professional who carries out maternal and child health services, provides pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period services, gives birth, monitors and vaccinates children aged 0-6 years, provides health education to individuals, families and society on family planning, personal hygiene rules, first aid, protection from infectious and social diseases and war, sets an example with humanitarian and moral behavior, and graduates from a school registered by the Ministry.

HOW TO BECOME A MIDWIFE?

People who want to choose the midwifery profession and fulfill this profession in the future have been graduating from 4-year midwifery undergraduate departments of universities in our country since 1997. In our country, Faculties of Health Sciences and Health Schools train students in the field of midwifery. Graduated midwives can work in

• Health homes,
• Community health center,
• Family health centers
• Hospitals

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WHICH SERVICES CAN YOU GET FROM A MIDWIFE?

• You can have your pregnancy follow-ups and pregnancy vaccinations.
• You can get counseling about the situations and solutions you may encounter during pregnancy.
• You can get information and help about nutrition and exercise during pregnancy.
• You can get information and help about your birth in a safe environment and follow the birth process.
• You can get your maternity care from a midwife and get information and help about this period.
• You can get information and help about baby care and breastfeeding.
• You can get information and help about baby bathing and baby massage.
• You can get information and help about vaccinations for your baby and child
• You can get counseling about pills, condoms (condoms, sheaths), intrauterine devices (spirals), monthly and quarterly injections and other family planning methods to prevent unwanted pregnancies, you can obtain materials and have a spiral application.
• You can get advice on reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections.

In short, you can get information about pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods from a midwife and manage the process together. In addition, in the absence of pregnancy, you can also apply to midwives for information about contraception methods and to protect your sexual health.

Stay with love and happiness…