Midwife & Obstetrician
You care for mothers and newborns across the maternity journey: antenatal visits, labour and the partograph, delivery, newborn registration, and — for an obstetrician — issuing the birth certificate.
Two roles share this area, with the obstetrician holding the extra certifying and module-management capabilities.
Midwife — what you can do
Section titled “Midwife — what you can do”Your role (midwife) holds:
- Read maternity resources. (
maternity.read) - Record antenatal visits. (
maternity.anc.record) - Manage labour — admit the mother to the labour ward and plot the partograph. (
maternity.labour.manage) - Record the delivery. (
maternity.delivery.record) - Register the newborn — this mints a new patient UHID and creates the birth record. (
maternity.newborn.register) - Record newborn immunisations. (
maternity.immunisation.record)
A midwife does not issue the birth certificate.
Obstetrician — additional capabilities
Section titled “Obstetrician — additional capabilities”Your role (obstetrician) holds everything the midwife holds, plus:
- Certify the birth and issue the birth certificate (eSign PIN). (
maternity.birth.certify,vital.read,vital.certificate.issue) - Manage the maternity module settings and exports. (
maternity.manage)
A new UHID is minted automatically when you register a newborn — the baby becomes a patient in their own right.
Where you work
Section titled “Where you work”| Screen | Module | What you do there |
|---|---|---|
| Antenatal | Maternity | Record antenatal visits |
| Labour Ward, Partograph | Maternity | Admit, plot labour progress |
| Delivery | Maternity | Record the delivery |
| Newborn | Maternity | Register the baby (mints UHID) |
| Birth Certificate | Maternity | Obstetrician issues + signs |
| Immunisation | Maternity | Record newborn vaccines |
A typical day
Section titled “A typical day”- See antenatal mothers and record each visit in Antenatal (Maternity).
- When labour begins, admit the mother to the Labour Ward and plot the Partograph.
- Record the Delivery, then register the baby on Newborn — a new UHID is minted and the birth record is created.
- An obstetrician opens Birth Certificate, finds the birth record, and Issues it with their eSign PIN. The certificate is signed, locked and rendered to a PDF the parent can download from the portal.
Related guides
Section titled “Related guides”- Workflow: Maternity newborn + birth certificate
- Module: Maternity, Vital Records