Your midwife's role during pregnancy

Your midwife's role during pregnancy

Midwives will provide most of your antenatal care if you're planning to give birth in a public maternity unit. You might also see a midwife during your appointments with a private obstetrician. For a planned home birth, you'll probably see the same midwife (or a small team) throughout your pregnancy.

Your midwife will usually:

check your baby's health, growth and position
advise on or help with hospital bookings and routine tests and checks
give you support and advice
help you prepare for labour and birth

Your midwife's role during labour and birth

Midwives will support you through labour and birth. They can:

give you information, encouragement and emotional support
monitor your progress and suggest strategies to help your labour
monitor the baby's heartbeat and other signs
offer you pain relief, or arrange for a doctor to administer it
get extra medical help if needed

If you have an uncomplicated birth at a public hospital or birth centre, your midwife will usually assist you with both the labour and the birth of your baby. You may not have the same midwife care for you for the whole labour. An obstetrician can be called in if there are complications.

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