Midwifery associate professionals provide basic health care and advice before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth. They implement care, treatment and referral plans usually established by medical, midwifery and other health professionals.
Skill level:
Skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Midwifery associate professionals - from USh494,502 to USh2,739,030 per month - 2025.
- A Midwifery associate professionals typically earns between USh494,502 and USh1,452,670 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between USh637,633 and USh1,972,693 per month for a working week of 48 hours.
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- A Midwife in human health and social work activities in scale 6 with 5 years or more experience earned minimum USh420,000 and maximum USh2,799,160 per month in 2020.
Duties and tasks
- Providing advice to women, families and communities on health, nutrition, hygiene, exercise, birth and emergency plans, breastfeeding, infant care, family planning and contraception, lifestyle and other topics related to pregnancy and childbirth
- Assessing progress during pregnancy and childbirth, and recognizing signs and symptoms requiring referral to a health professional
- Providing delivery care, usually only in the absence of identified potential complications, or assisting medical doctors or midwifery professionals with delivery care
- Providing care and support to women and newborns following childbirth, monitoring their health status, and identifying signs and symptoms requiring referral to a health professional
