PART 1. READING
Exercise 1. Answer the questions.
1. What does the word "midwife" mean?
1. What skills should a midwife have?
3. What are the main roles of the midwife?
Exercise 2. Describe the meaning of the saying: "Experiencing the birth of a baby as part of your day job is incredible.''
Exercise 3. Read the text and say if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The aim of midwife is to support a woman in pregnancy.
2. Labour is a natural process.
3. Midwives are trained specialists as the members of health care team.
4. The obstetrician is a doctor whose main tasks are to diagnose and to bring a woman through pregnancy, labour and postnatal care.
5. Gynecologists make routine examinations to detect abnormalities of the uterus.
6. Midwives work hard and often should be on-call to provide 24-hour care.
7. The role of the midwife is to provide skilled care for all women, newborn infants and their families.
8. Midwives contribute to the quality of maternity care.
MIDWIFE'S OCCUPATION
?Midwife? is a word, which in English means ?with woman?. In French, a midwife is a sage femme, or a ?wise woman?. The aim of midwife is to support a woman in labour. Labour is a natural process. Midwives are the most common birth attendants in the world. The average child born in our world is born into the hands of a midwife. Nowadays midwives are trained specialists who work independently and as the members of health care team with obstetricians, gynecologists and neonatologists to provide care and to support to women and their families throughout pregnancy, labour and during the period
after a baby?s birth. Midwives often describe their job as ?privileged?. Midwife?s presence during all stages of pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period is vital.