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Will AI replace Midwives?

Lower risk

Baseline AI displacement risk for Midwives, aggregated from 6 research sources.

What this score means

Midwives is among the least exposed roles in Healthcare. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 19 out of 100 it scores 3 points below the Healthcare average of 22. Across the 6 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 5 to 33, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Midwives, most central first, showing 12 of 36.

  • 01Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.
  • 02Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments.
  • 03Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
  • 04Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.
  • 05Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation.
  • 06Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns.
  • 07Identify, monitor, or treat pregnancy-related problems such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, or retarded fetal growth.
  • 08Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories.
  • 09Evaluate patients' laboratory and medical records, requesting assistance from other practitioners when necessary.
  • 10Maintain documentation of all patients' contacts, reviewing and updating records as necessary.
  • 11Assess the status of post-date pregnancies to determine treatments and interventions.
  • 12Set up or monitor the administration of oxygen or medications.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 6 research sources that scored Midwives for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

Common questions

How likely is AI to replace Midwives?
Published research puts Midwives at 19 out of 100 for AI displacement risk, in the lower risk band. The number is a weighted consensus of 6 research sources and describes the typical version of the role, not any individual.
Do researchers agree on the risk for Midwives?
Only partly. Individual estimates for Midwives run from 5 to 33 out of 100 across the 6 sources behind this score, so the single number smooths over real disagreement. More recent and higher confidence studies carry more weight in it.
Which healthcare roles face similar AI exposure?
The closest published healthcare roles to Midwives by score are Acupuncturists (19/100), Art Therapists (19/100), and Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (19/100). Each has its own page with the research behind its number.

Also covers

Birth Center Midwife · Birth Doula · Certified Direct-Entry Midwife · Certified Midwife · Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) · Direct-Entry Midwife · Doula · Homebirth Midwife and related titles

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