The Role of The Midwife

THE ROLE OF THE
MIDWIFE IN
HEALTY SERVICE
Alvio Nitha Tri Kumala | BOB0201808 | Kenanga | DIII Midwifery
Definition of midwife
Midwife is a woman who graduated from midwifery education recognized by the
government and professional organizations in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia and
has the competence and qualifications to be registered, certified and or legally licensed to
practice midwifery. (according to IBI)
According to WHO, a midwife is a person who has been regularly recognized in the
midwifery education program as legally recognized, where he or she has been placed
and has completed midwifery education and has obtained qualifications and is registered,
legalized and licensed to practice midwifery.
Midwife role chart
the role of the midwife
Implementation of
midwifery care and Role as Manager Role as Educator Role as
services ( Peran sebagai ( Peran sebagai Researcher/Invertigator
(Pelaksanaan Asuhan pengelolah ) pendidik ) ( Peran sebagai peneliti /
dan Pelayanan investor
kebidanan)
• Independent task
 Develop basic health services 
( Tugas mandiri ) As an educator
( Mengembangkan pelayanan ( Peran sebagai pendidik )
• Collaboration tasks
dasar Kesehatan )  Train and guide leaders
( Tugas kolaborasi )
 Participate in the team
• Organizer's duties ( Melatih bimbingan leader )
( Berpartisipasi dalam tim )
(Tugas penyelenggara )
Implementation of midwifery care and services
• Independent Task
The midwife's independent tasks, namely:
1. Establish midwifery management for each midwifery care provided
2. Provide basic premarital services to adolescents and women by involving them as clients
3. Provide midwifery care to clients during normal pregnancy
4. Provide midwifery care to clients during labor by involving the client/family
5. Provide midwifery care for newborns
6. Provide midwifery care to clients during the puerperium by involving the client/family
7. Provide midwifery care to women of childbearing age who need family planning services
8. Provide midwifery care for women with reproductive system disorders and women in the climacteric and menopause
period
9. Provide midwifery care for infants and toddlers by involving the family
• Collaboration tasks
Midwife collaboration (collaboration) tasks, namely
a. Implement midwifery management in every midwifery care according to the collaboration
function by involving clients and families, including:
1. Assessing problems related to complications and emergency conditions that require collaborative
action.
2. Determine the diagnosis, prognosis, and priority of emergencies that require collaborative action.
3. Planning actions in accordance with emergency priorities and the results of collaboration and
collaboration with clients.
 Organizer's duties
Implement midwifery management in every midwifery care in accordance with the function of
client and family involvement.
1. Provide midwifery care through consultation and referral in cases of high-risk pregnancies
and emergencies
2. Provide midwifery care through consultation and referrals during labor with certain
complications by involving clients and families
3. Provide midwifery care through consultation and referral to mothers during the puerperium
accompanied by certain complications and emergencies by involving clients and families
4. Provide midwifery care for newborns with certain disorders and emergencies that require
consultation and referral by involving the family
5. Provide midwifery care to children under five with certain disorders and emergencies that
require consultation and referral by involving the client or family
Role as
Manager
 Develop basic health services

1. Assessing needs, especially those related to maternal and child health, to improve and develop health
service programs in their working areas with the health team and community leaders.
2. Develop a work plan in accordance with the results of the assessment with the community.
3. Manage community health service activities, especially maternal and child health and family planning
(KB) according to the plan.
4. Coordinate, supervise, and guide cadres, traditional healers, or other health workers in implementing
programs/activities for maternal and child health and family planning services.
 Develop strategies to improve public health, especially maternal and child health and
family planning, including the utilization of existing resources in related programs and
sectors.
 Mobilize and develop community capacities and maintain their health by utilizing existing
potentials.
 Maintaining, improving the quality and safety of professional practice through education,
training, internships and activities in professional groups.
 Documenting all activities that have been carried out.
 Participate in the team
1. Cooperate with puskesmas, other institutions as team members in providing care to
clients in the form of referral consultations and follow-up.
2. Fostering good relations with traditional birth attendants and health cadres or family
planning field officers (PLKB) and the community.
3. Carry out training and guide traditional birth attendants, cadres and other health workers.
4. Provide care to clients referrals from traditional birth attendants.
5. Fostering existing activities in the community, related to health.
Role as Educator
 As an educator
1. Assessing the need for education and health education, especially in the field of maternal, child and family
planning health with clients.
2. Develop a health education plan in accordance with the needs that have been assessed, both for the short and long
term with the client.
3. Prepare tools and educational and counseling materials in accordance with the plans that have been prepared.
4. Implement education programs/plans and health education in accordance with short-term and long-term plans by
involving related elements, including clients.
5. Evaluate the results of education/health counseling with clients and use them to improve and improve programs in
the future.
6. Document all activities and results of education/health education in a complete and systematic way.
 Train and guide leaders
1. Assessing training and guidance needs for cadres, traditional birth attendants, and students.
2. Develop training plans and guidance in accordance with the results of the assessment.
3. Prepare teaching aids (audio visual aids, AVA) and materials for training and guidance purposes in
accordance with the plans that have been prepared.
4. Carry out training for traditional birth attendants and cadres in accordance with the plans that have been
prepared by involving related elements.
5. Guiding midwifery and nursing students in their scope of work.
6. Assess the results of training and guidance that has been given.
7. Use evaluation results to improve mentoring programs.
8. Documenting all activities including the results of training evaluations and guidance in a systematic and
complete manner.
Role as Researcher/Invertigator
1. Identify the need for the investigation to be carried out.

2. Develop a training work plan.
3. Carry out the investigation according to the plan.
4. Processing and interpreting investigation data.
5. Prepare reports on the results of investigations and follow-up.
6. Utilize the results of investigations to improve and develop work programs or
health services.
Conclusion
The role of midwives will improve the quality of health services in order to reduce
maternal mortality rates, infant mortality rates increase public awareness to behave in
a healthy life both in terms of providing counseling to individuals, midwifery families
in the scope of health and family planning, as well as providing guidance to midwife
students, traditional healers , village cadres in the field of midwifery services.
Suggestion
As a midwife, it is very important to provide maximum service. The demands of a
midwife are very heavy and have a high risk, especially for mothers and children.
Therefore, a midwife is obliged to carry out duties according to predetermined
procedures, both counseling and others according to the midwifery profession.

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