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• Diagnosing,
  monitoring and examining women during pregnancy;
• Developing,
  assessing and evaluating individual programmes of care;
• Identifying
  high risk pregnancies and making referrals to doctors and other medical
  specialists;
• Arranging
  and providing parenting and health education;
• Providing
  counseling and advice before and after screening and tests; taking samples,
  pulses, temperatures and blood pressures
• Provide
  support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination,
  stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death;
• Supervising
  and assisting mothers in labour, monitoring the condition of the foetus
  and using knowledge of drugs and pain management;
• Providing
  support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding,
  bathing and making up feeds;
• Liaising
  with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure
  continuity of care;
• Preparing
  work plans and writing activity reports.

• The
  candidate should hold a Diploma in Midwifery is essential
• Three
  years’ experience in a medical setting.
• The
  applicant should be registered with the Allied Health professionals.
• Ability
  to deal with emotionally charged situatipns
• Excellent
  team working skills
• Excellent
  interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong
  observational skills
• Keen
  interest in the process of pregnancy and birth

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