Our medical programmes usually includes maternal health care such as care during childbirth, vaccination of pregnant women and children, information on hygiene, sexually transmitted infections, and family planning. We also offer support to people affected by sexual and gender based violence.
To work as a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières is a rewarding and fulfilling job, as the role is broad and includes a lot of responsibility including people management.
Midwife role discription
Our midwives often have a leading role in the daily collaboration with health authorities and locally hired midwives. Training and supervision of locally hired staff represent a large portion of the work. As a midwife, you can also expect a lot of clinical work.
Many of our projects are geared towards a population with hiv and aids. As a midwife, you often work with issues concerning pregnant women and these diseases. That means, among other things, informing/explaining, counselling and care of mother and child during childbirth. In many of our projects we also care for survivors of sexual and gender based violence.
As a midwife with Médecins Sans Frontières you work very independently and often manage a big number of births. It is therefore important that you are comfortable in your role and that you already have an extensive experience.