ENGLISH FOR

MIDWIFERY
STIKES TELOGOREJO SEMARANG
What is midwifery?
A trained person who assists women
during childbirth. Many midwives
also provide pre-natal care for
women and their partners, and care
for mother and newborn babies
after the birth
What are the main responsibilities of a
midwife?
 provide full antenatal care (parenting
classes, clinical examinations and
screening)
 identify high-risk pregnancies
 monitor women and support them
during labour and the birthing process
 teach new and expectant mothers how
to feed, care for and bathe their babies
What categories are there for Midwives?
 Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
 Certified Midwife (CM)
 Certified Professional Midwife
(CPM)
 Direct-Entry Midwife
 Lay Midwife
Why is English important for Midwives?
Midwivery are required to have
the ability to communicate
with other people especially
patients who use foreign
language.
Why is English important for Midwives?
Good English Language
Communication skills are very
important for midwives as they are
service providers to patients and
deals with nurses, doctors, medical
support staff and relatives of
patients
What do we learn in English for Midwives?
 Vocabulary (Terminologies in
Midwives)
 Speaking (Effective
communication with good
grammar)
How do we enrich our vocabularies
(terminologies) in midwifery?
 Read the list of terminologies
of midwifery
 Practice the pronounciation
of some basic words
 Find the meaning of words
Common Questions by Midwives -
Speaking
What is your name?
Where do you live?
Who do you live with?
Is this your first child?
Do you smoke? Do you drink alcohol?
Do you use other drugs?
Do you have any allergies?
Common Questions by Midwives -
Speaking
Is there any problem with your health?
Are there any health issues in your
family?
What do you do for living?
Do you have any people around to help
and support you?
Where do you plan to give birth?
Common Questions by Midwives -
Speaking
May I measure your height /
weight?
May I check your blood pressure?
May I take some blood sample?
Could you stand here?
Could you lay on the bed?
ASSIGNMENT
Make a modul of terminologies in midwifery
Use Font : TNR, Size : 12, Space : 1.5
Arrange the terminologies in alphabetically
order and neatly
Add more vocabularies for extra score
Submit in LMS (soft copy) and put it on Mr
Ade’s table (hard copy) before 16th of March
2023