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Assistant Midwife

OFO Code: 322201

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
322201
Occupation
Assistant Midwife
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
TECHNICIANS AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS
Unit group
3222 · Midwifery Associate Professionals

Official description
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.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Traditional Midwife

  • 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 care and support to women and newborns following childbirth, monitoring their health status, and identifying 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

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