Midwife - Aley Health Center

Main Role

The Midwife provides the antenatal and postnatal care to female beneficiaries throughout their pregnancy. He/She provides advice on family planning and reproductive health matters, as well as provides mother and child care/education.

Operational Roles and Responsibilities

• Examine and monitor pregnant beneficiaries, provide necessary treatments and prescriptions as identified necessary and based on protocols set by HQ
• Provide information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners
• Offer support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death
• Give support and advice on the daily care of the baby, including breastfeeding, bathing, etc.
• Prepare beneficiaries for labor, childbirth and postpartum
• Identify high risk pregnancies or complications that require medical assistance and make referrals to relevant Physicians and other medical specialists
• Offer family planning services and preconception care to women who wish to get pregnant
• Identify and refer a beneficiary case which LRC is not able to treat through the set internal and external referral processes
• Respect beneficiary information confidentiality terms in line with set standards and policies
• Safely keep all midwifery-related beneficiary records and history
• Liaise with other health and social care professionals in the MMU  to ensure continuity of care
• Conduct educational lectures on the reproductive health program in the community.
• Write monthly narrative and statistical reports (final and progress) to be submitted to the Project Coordinator
• Update weekly the Project Coordinator on the project outcomes.

Function Specific Experience

• Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience in midwifery  

Industry Related Experience

• Experience in similar volunteer-based organizations or humanitarian organizations