Skills
Nurse Midwife Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in nurse midwifes, and how to build and show them.
What skills do nurse midwifes need?
Nurse Midwifes need technical skills such as prenatal care, labor management, and newborn assessment, plus people skills like calm under pressure and empathy. They also use tools such as Fetal heart monitors and Ultrasound (basic).
Technical (hard) skills
- Prenatal care
- Labor management
- Newborn assessment
- Gynecologic care
- Pharmacology
- Emergency obstetric skills
People (soft) skills
- Calm under pressure
- Empathy
- Communication
- Patience
Tools, equipment and technology
- Fetal heart monitors
- Ultrasound (basic)
- Delivery instruments
- Electronic health records
- Exam equipment
- Neonatal resuscitation equipment
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how nurse midwifes put their skills to work:
- How to conduct a prenatal visit
- How to support a patient in labor
- How to respond to postpartum hemorrhage
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Prenatal care” and “Labor management.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “calm under pressure,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Certified Nurse-Midwife (AMCB) near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our nurse midwife glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Nurse Midwife training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.