Study programmes

The midwife independently provides and ensures (without professional supervision and indication) basic and specialized care to pregnant women, women during delivery, women in puerperium as well as to physiological newborns. The midwife monitors the women, families and communities who she/he takes care of, in the areas of reproductive health. She/he considers the environment that they live in and their lifestyle. The midwife monitors the needs of the women in terms of their physical and psychological health, as well as socio-cultural, spiritual, behavioral, and cognitive areas in terms of any risks to their reproductive health. The midwife conveys the necessary information to the individual patients, the families and other groups in an adequate form and makes sure, that the information is understandable, and that the patient understands it; she/he also makes sure that the patients are fully aware of their condition. The midwife participates in the education of personnel and other allied health professionals and in the qualification and post-qualification education of students. The midwife supports the clients when suffering including accompanying the dying patient and perinatal loss. The midwife respects the roles of the other members of the multidisciplinary and multiprofessional team. In terms of coordination and completing the professional tasks, the midwife strengthens the mutual relationship and participates in all precautions in the interest of the patient's health. She/he performs all examinations and implements the treatment prescribed by a doctor in non-physiological conditions in the care of the women and newborns. She/he carefully documents the process of the provided midwifery care. She/he acquires new knowledge by participating in research work in the areas of midwifery, and in the care of women and children. The midwife like all healthcare professionals pursues further professional growth as a part of her/his postgraduate and continuous lifelong learning. She/hee searches for any health risks in the areas of midwifery and prevents the effects of those risks on the women and children. She/he should be able to work with modern information technologies and to participate in the decision-making processes in the areas of health policy and management, which are related to midwifery care. All of these tasks must be performed in accordance with the applicable legal norms, ethical principles and professional standards that apply to midwives in whichever country they are providing their professional activities.