The document provides information about the qualifications needed to become a midwife. It explains that midwives provide care to women and newborn children during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. They help women make healthcare decisions. To become a midwife requires completing a bachelor's degree program in midwifery or nursing and then obtaining a postgraduate diploma in midwifery. More senior roles include team management, consultant positions, teaching, and research careers.