Midwives (and midwives, that there are more and more) they play a fundamental role throughout pregnancy and at the time of delivery. They are a great support for the mother and complement the gynecologist's work.
In public health, midwives follow the evolution of pregnancy with their own consultation by monthly monitoring of pregnancy, in addition to appointments with the gynecologist.
The midwife controls the weight, takes the tension, examines the gut, listens to the baby's heartbeat and is available for any questions we need to ask, including hygiene, health habits or food. She is also usually in charge of giving birth and maternity preparation classes in health centers.
On the other hand, in private health the pregnancy is followed only by the gynecologist and the midwife (also called a midwife in some countries) appears for the first time at the time of delivery, when dilation has begun. Although if you follow your pregnancy by a private doctor but you want the service of a midwife, you can also do it through public health.
If during pregnancy the role of the midwife is important, at the time of delivery it is even more important. Its function is to guide, serve as support, give security to the mother and control that everything goes well.
It is she who controls the dilation and with whom you will practice the first bids once you are in the delivery room. It will also control the condition of the baby through fetal monitoring. In the case of vaginal delivery, it will accompany you throughout the period of dilation and during the expulsion, when your gynecologist already receives the baby.
Its function does not end in childbirth. You can also keep in touch once the baby is born. In the postpartum, she will control the points, examine if the uterus is returning to its size, evacuate all your doubts about breastfeeding and will support your first days as a mother.
