Nurse Midwives
Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.
7,920 people do this job in the US. $134,040 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 4%
- 44%
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, 31%. Today's estimate: 32%.
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 . 21 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 17% | 1.3 h25 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide primary health care, including pregnancy and childbirth, to women.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 15% | 1.7 h38 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynecological care.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 14% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 3.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Apr 2029 | |
| Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | 98%Half by now | |
| Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform physical examinations by taking vital signs, checking neurological reflexes, examining breasts, or performing pelvic examinations.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Educate patients and family members regarding prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, or interconception care.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 21 min8 min to 42 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Establish practice guidelines for specialty areas such as primary health care of women, care of the childbearing family, and newborn care.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 3% | 6.7 h2.5 h to 2.5 work days | 9%Half by Jul 2027 | |
| Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Instruct student nurse midwives, medical students, or residents on the birthing process.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people |
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