The midwife, a maternity specialist

The midwife is the health professional who, with a responsible scientific attitude and using the appropriate clinical and technological means for the development of science at all times, provides comprehensive care for sexual health, reproductive and maternal health, in its preventive, promotion, care and health recovery aspects, including the attention to the mother, in the diagnosis, control and assistance of pregnancy, childbirth and normal puerperium and in the care for the healthy newborn child, up to the 28th day of life.

The midwife in pregnancy

Midwives are registered nurses specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology. We dedicate ourselves to accompanying women in their experiences of maternity, pregnancy, lactation, childbirth, sexuality, the arrival and dismissal of the menstrual cycle and the knowledge of their pelvic floor ... In our daily work, we offer women the possibility of reconnect with the wisdom they already possess; helping from the knowledge of physiology, why and how processes occur.

In the public system, the midwife is responsible for monitoring normal pregnancies. Coordinate appointments with the gynecologist for the realization of ultrasound, of the analytics of each quarter; but the most important thing is that in your consultation the expectant mother will be able to solve doubts, talk about her fears ... This professional will control that the pregnancy develops within normality, will monitor the well-being of the woman and the future baby, by measuring different parameters such as blood pressure, weight, uterine growth and control of the fetal heart rate. In your consultations will be guidelines on food, daily activity, changes of pregnancy, hygienic habits ... . She is also in charge of teaching maternal education courses (preparation for childbirth).

The midwife in childbirth

Childbirth is a crucial moment, therefore the assistance of the same should not be considered as a mere technique, but should be addressed in its authentic experiential dimension. The midwife knows that childbirth is a natural act, and as professionals we must carry out a global accompaniment, without forgetting any protagonist: mother, baby, partner; establishing relationships of trust between all the professionals involved. The midwife assesses the normal evolution of labor (she performs vaginal exams to see the dilation, she watches the fetal well-being ...), and at the moment of the expulsive, she receives the baby and places skin with skin on top of the mother, sutures the possible tears and Values the integrity of the perineum.

The midwife in the puebleio

In the puepperium, the midwife continues to watch over the welfare of the mother-child binomial, favors early contact, breastfeeding (resolves possible doubts that the recent mother may have), reevaluates the state of the soil pelvic postpartum, advises on eating habits, sleep, hygiene, activity ... And also monitors the welfare of the baby and gives guidelines to new dads in terms of cord care, baby sleep, hygiene, feeding, parenting ...

In short, The midwife is the professional that provides comprehensive care throughout the maternity process.