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Midwife
Supports women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum; provides newborn care.
Did you know?
From 1980 to 2009, about 30 to 35% of babies in the Netherlands were born at home, far more than in most other rich countries.
How subjects help
- Biology: Follow how a baby grows during pregnancy and spot warning signs for mother or child.
- Anatomy: Feel the mother's belly to tell which way the baby is lying before the birth.
- Psychology: Support a nervous parent through labour and notice signs of low mood after the birth.
- Health Sciences: Check a newborn's breathing, feeding and weight in the first days of life.
A famous name
Ina May Gaskin: American midwife who has helped deliver hundreds of babies; a birth technique is named after her.
Try it yourself: Take your pulse like a nurse
- Put two fingers (not your thumb) on the inside of your wrist, below your thumb, until you feel a beat.
- Count the beats for 15 seconds, then multiply by 4. That is your resting heart rate per minute.
- If you can, do 20 star jumps, then count again straight away.
- Check every minute until it is back to where it started. How long did it take?
Nurses, doctors and paramedics take a pulse all day: it is one of the quickest ways to tell how a body is coping.
Also try: Make a picture communication board.
Known for it in
Netherlands, UK, Australia, Sweden, New Zealand