1 Key roles and responsibilities of a 
Key roles and responsibilities of a midwife during antenatal
A midwife is a trained professional to help aid throughout the stages of a woman's pregnancy. Prenatal care is from the first appointment where you would get to meet your expectant parent/s. (Tommy’s 2013).
This is where the midwife will receive confirmation of the pregnancy and calculate the woman's due date, where all relevant questions will be asked about her general health and the health of her partner and the family. http://www.nhs.uk
This is also a good time to gather information on how the woman is feeling in herself with regards to being pregnant, also to answers any questions or concerns she may be having. This is where the midwife will use her knowledge and discretion to know when it is the right time to ask the woman any personal questions, such as any previous pregnancies or sexual transmitted infections she may have had in the past. Some women would prefer these questions to be asked in private with out there partners in the same room for many reasons.(http://www.rcm.org.uk/college/your-career/want-to-be-a-midwife).
The midwifes roles also involve Making sure that the woman knows that you are there to help and explain anything that she is unsure about and to explain about what will be happening throughout the rest of her pregnancy. You will offer a range of tests, including blood tests height and weight also blood pressure checks and urine tests, ultrasound baby scans will be taken throughout the pregnancy.(Tommy’s 2013) These tests are designed to help make the pregnancy safer, check and assess the development and wellbeing of the expectant mother and her baby and screen for particular conditions that will show up on the ultrasound scans.
Every other appointment throughout the pregnancy will be to monitor the growth of the baby and to feel what position the baby is in, checking the baby’s heartbeat and also checking on the expectant mother. To discuss any dietary plans if needed or
A midwife is a trained professional to help aid throughout the stages of a woman's pregnancy. Prenatal care is from the first appointment where you would get to meet your expectant parent/s. (Tommy’s 2013).
This is where the midwife will receive confirmation of the pregnancy and calculate the woman's due date, where all relevant questions will be asked about her general health and the health of her partner and the family. http://www.nhs.uk
This is also a good time to gather information on how the woman is feeling in herself with regards to being pregnant, also to answers any questions or concerns she may be having. This is where the midwife will use her knowledge and discretion to know when it is the right time to ask the woman any personal questions, such as any previous pregnancies or sexual transmitted infections she may have had in the past. Some women would prefer these questions to be asked in private with out there partners in the same room for many reasons.(http://www.rcm.org.uk/college/your-career/want-to-be-a-midwife).
The midwifes roles also involve Making sure that the woman knows that you are there to help and explain anything that she is unsure about and to explain about what will be happening throughout the rest of her pregnancy. You will offer a range of tests, including blood tests height and weight also blood pressure checks and urine tests, ultrasound baby scans will be taken throughout the pregnancy.(Tommy’s 2013) These tests are designed to help make the pregnancy safer, check and assess the development and wellbeing of the expectant mother and her baby and screen for particular conditions that will show up on the ultrasound scans.
Every other appointment throughout the pregnancy will be to monitor the growth of the baby and to feel what position the baby is in, checking the baby’s heartbeat and also checking on the expectant mother. To discuss any dietary plans if needed or