Maternity support worker
Maternity support workers help midwives care for women and their babies before, during and after childbirth.
Typical Salary
£24,000 – £26,000
per year
Working Hours
37–42
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a maternity support worker, you might:
- help care for mothers and babies
- do routine checks such as taking temperature or blood pressure
- provide support to families in labour
- help with parenting classes and on hospital wards
- collect statistics, keep records updated and do routine admin
- report any problems to a midwife or a nurse
Skills needed
- knowledge of medicine and dentistry
- customer service skills
- sensitivity and understanding
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
- thinking and reasoning skills
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- the ability to use your initiative
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a college course
- an apprenticeship
- working towards this role
- applying directly
Career progression
With experience you could become a senior support worker.
You could also train to become an assistant practitioner, nursing associate, midwife or nurse.