Midwifery Educator

1. Client- NGO
2. Position: Midwifery Educator
3. Required positions: 7 in number
4. Qualification: 2 years’ experience GNM in maternity practice, BSc with a minimum of 4-5 years
of experience, and MSc with a minimum of 2-3 years of experience.
5. Job Location: Bangalore
6. Commitment: 5 years
7. Scope of the Job: The first 2 years will be focussed on capacity building for the candidate,
where she will get extensive training on practising and teaching midwifery. The next 3 years will
require them to visit a range of sites, from rural public facilities, to urban private facilities, to
train, mentor and supervise other nurses in providing the midwifery model of care.
8. Value: By accepting Aastrika’s offer, the candidate will be able to amass another degree as a
Nurse Practitioner in Midwifery and as an Educator. She will get immense exposure with respect
to: 1) meeting experts in the field both nationally and internationally; 2) increase in skill and
knowledge; 3) increased confidence; 4) challenging work opportunities; and 5) better career
prospects.
9. Travel: The candidate will be required to travel into rural and urban districts across Karnataka
and other states, as the need arises.
10. Long term benefits:
a. New skill and title as Midwifery Practitioners or Educators
b. Moving from nurse profession to teaching & training profession
c. Better pay scale
d. Working with international and reputed national NGO/organisation
e. Certification
11. Specific requirement from Aastrika:
a. Passionate to join the mission of providing respectful and high-quality maternity care.
b. Enthusiasm and energy bring change in birthing by practicing midwifery model of care to
achieve normal births.
c. Willingness to learn new & international methodology in normal birthing
12. Overview of Midwives and the Midwifery Initiative in India: Midwifery is defined as “skilled,
knowledgeable and compassionate care for childbearing women, newborn infants and families
across the continuum from pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and the early weeks
of life”. Increasing global evidence shows us that midwives provide better quality of care and
significantly reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality.
The Government of India decided to establish a new cadre of midwives, and introduced the
Midwifery Services Guidelines in 2018. This programme envisions setting up National Midwifery
Training Institutes (NMTIs) and State Midwifery Training Institutes (SMTIs), with a cascade
model for capacity building across the country. Once these midwives complete their training,
they are expected to set up Midwifery Led Care Units (MLCUs), where women will have access
to the midwifery model of care. The aim of the government is to have approximately 90,000
midwives and 8000 MLCUs at high caseload facilities.