Midwife
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A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialization known as midwifery.
A pregnant woman receives an ultrasound examination from a midwife sonographer
Two French midwives (sages-femmes)
Tanzanian midwife weighing an infant and giving advice to the mother
US Navy midwife checks on a woman
Health professional
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A health professional, healthcare professional, or healthcare worker is a provider of health care treatment and advice based on formal training and experience. The field includes those who work as a nurse, physician, physician assistant, registered dietitian, veterinarian, veterinary technician, optometrist, pharmacist, pharmacy technician, medical assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist, dentist, midwife, psychologist, audiologist, or healthcare scientist, or who perform services in allied health professions. Experts in public health and community health are also health professionals.
NY College of Health Professions massage therapy class
US Navy doctors deliver a healthy baby
Dental assistant on the right supporting a dental operator on the left, during a procedure.
A healthcare professional wears an air sampling device to investigate exposure to airborne influenza