Midwives
Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.
$65,790 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 56%
- 6%
- 38%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 2%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 49%. Today's estimate: 52%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 36 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporate research findings into practice as appropriate.Done daily by most who do it. | 12% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 10% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Develop, implement, or evaluate individualized plans for midwifery care.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Provide information about the physical and emotional processes involved in the pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum periods.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 6% | 33 min17 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 17 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Counsel women regarding the nutritional requirements of pregnancy.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate patients' laboratory and medical records, requesting assistance from other practitioners when necessary.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 21 min8 min to 38 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Maintain documentation of all patients' contacts, reviewing and updating records as necessary.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min17 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 25 min13 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Provide, or refer patients to other providers for, education or counseling on topics such as genetic testing, newborn care, contraception, or breastfeeding.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min17 min to 1.1 h | 100%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.