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How exposed to AI is a Nurse Midwive?

Of the 21 tasks O*NET lists for nurse midwives, 2 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 11 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)Nurse MidwifeStaff Certified Nurse MidwifeStaff Nurse Midwife
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
21
tasks rated for this occupation
100%
hold a degree, from a survey of 32
8k
people do this job in the US
40 of 89
least protected in healthcare practitioners

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

2
  • Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others
  • Conduct clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynecological care

Only with software built on top

8
  • Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information
  • Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management
  • Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests
  • Document findings of physical examinations
  • Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers
  • Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in midwifery
  • Establish practice guidelines for specialty areas such as primary health care of women, care of the childbearing family, and newborn care

Cannot be sped up

11
  • Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients
  • Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight
  • Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms
  • Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations
  • Initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients
  • Educate patients and family members regarding prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, or interconception care
  • Perform physical examinations by taking vital signs, checking neurological reflexes, examining breasts, or performing pelvic examinations
  • Provide primary health care, including pregnancy and childbirth, to women
  • Instruct student nurse midwives, medical students, or residents on the birthing process
  • Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, health care teams, or the community
  • Manage newborn care during the first weeks of life
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.