Will AI replace Midwifery nurses?

Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 58 official task statements scored for Midwifery nurses (United Kingdom, SOC 2231), 9% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 24 out of 100 (range 19–29, band: low). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.

Which tasks in “Midwifery nurses” can AI already do?

The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Record patient information for medical records” (88/100, very high); “Record the results of medical tests” (88/100, very high); “Read current literature to stay informed about field-specific developments” (83/100, very high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.

Which tasks in “Midwifery nurses” stay human?

About 76% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Perform breast exams during annual gynaecological check-ups” (0/100, minimal); “Check neurological reflexes as part of physical examinations” (0/100, minimal); “Fit cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms, for patients as a family planning service” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.

What should someone working in “Midwifery nurses” do about AI?

Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 9% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 76% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.

How is the AI exposure score for Midwifery nurses calculated?

Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 58 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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Midwifery nurses

assisting in the delivery of babies, offering support and advice following events and providing primary health care to women during pregnancy and postpartum periods. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: assisting in the delivery of babies is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 9%
changing shape: 15%
staying human: 76%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 24 out of 100 (19–29 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, across 58 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for midwifery nurses is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

What shifts is recording patient information for medical records: the overhead at the edges, not the middle you trained for.

Your week, as this page understands it

Midwifery nurses deliver, or assist in the delivery of babies, provide antenatal and postnatal care and advise parents on baby care. They work with other healthcare professionals and advise on and teach midwifery practice. The job title says “midwifery nurses”. The real job is the part underneath: assisting in the delivery of babies. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But midwifery nurses is not one task. It is 58 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is assisting in the delivery of babies, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI: 9%
changing shape: 15%
staying human: 76%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

How we know this

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

3 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Shifting to AI

6 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

Recording patient information for medical records
This is reading one thing and writing another: patient information in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Record patient information for medical records.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 88 out of 100 (84–92 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Entering patient details into records is routine documentation that software already does accurately.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Establishing practice guidelines for care of the childbearing family
This is reading one thing and writing another: practice guidelines in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Establish practice guidelines for care of the childbearing family.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (59–73 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Writing practice guidelines mainly means pulling together published evidence and national standards into a clear document.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Recording patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions or other diagnostic information
This is reading one thing and writing another: patients' health histories, symptoms in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Record patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 61 out of 100 (57–65 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Turning what a patient says into a structured record is documentation software already produces to a good standard.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Recording the results of medical tests
This is reading one thing and writing another: the results of medical tests in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 65 · 2231/00
Source: “Record the results of medical tests.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 88 out of 100 (84–92 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Copying test results into the record is straightforward data entry that software does accurately.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.

Changing shape

9 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Writing care plans
The software now makes the first pass at care plans, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Write care plans.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (49–63 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Care plans follow familiar formats and can be drafted from the record, with a midwife making the final judgement.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Arranging sessions for parenting and health education
The software now makes the first pass at sessions, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Arrange sessions for parenting and health education.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Organising education sessions is scheduling, booking and preparing materials, which software handles well once the local details are known.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing and evaluating individual care plans
The software now makes the first pass at individual care plans, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Assess and evaluate individual care plans.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Reviewing a care plan against the record is desk work software does well, though a registered midwife makes the judgement.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Staying human

43 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

Assisting in the delivery of babies
This work happens in the physical world: the delivery of babies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 95 · 2231/00
Source: “Assist in the delivery of babies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Bringing a baby into the world needs a trained midwife's hands in the room, which no software can supply.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 1/4.
Advising on ways to manage pain during labour
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for ways, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 90 · 2231/00
Source: “Advise on ways to manage pain during labour.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Written information about pain relief is easy to produce, but choices in labour are discussed with a midwife present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Delivering comprehensive healthcare services to women and newborns
This work happens in the physical world: comprehensive healthcare services, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2231/00
Source: “Deliver comprehensive healthcare services to women and newborns.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Caring for mothers and newborns is hands-on work that only a registered midwife or doctor may provide.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

Show the other 48 tasks

Reading current literature to stay informed about field-specific developments
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: current literature in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Read current literature to stay informed about field-specific developments.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 83 out of 100 (79–87 allowing for uncertainty): very high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Published research is fully available and summarising it quickly is one of the strongest things these tools do.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Evaluating educational programmes for interdisciplinary health care team members
shifting to AI
This is reading one thing and writing another: educational programmes in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Evaluate educational programmes for interdisciplinary health care team members.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Reviewing whether a training programme worked is analysis of feedback and results, done at a desk.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other healthcare providers
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at narrative summaries, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other healthcare providers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 56 out of 100 (52–60 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Turning notes into a clear handover summary for other clinicians is exactly the kind of writing software does well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Coordinating educational programmes on topics
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at educational programmes, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Coordinate educational programmes on topics such as clinical procedures.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 48 out of 100 (41–55 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Organising training programmes is scheduling and admin that software handles well.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Interpreting results of diagnostic or laboratory tests
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at results of diagnostic, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 65 · 2231/00
Source: “Interpret results of diagnostic or laboratory tests.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 47 out of 100 (40–54 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Software reads test results well, but interpreting them for a woman's care is the registered midwife's responsibility.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Ordering laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at laboratory tests, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 65 · 2231/00
Source: “Order laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 47 out of 100 (40–54 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Requests can be generated from the record, but ordering tests for a woman in their care is the midwife's decision.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Offering educational programmes to community members to promote health and wellbeing
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at educational programmes, but the part that matters is a person saying it and standing behind it. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Offer educational programmes to community members to promote health and wellbeing.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (39–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Programme content is well documented and easy to produce, though sessions are still delivered by a person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Making referrals to doctors and other medical specialists
changing shape
The software now makes the first pass at referrals, but someone has to be answerable for the result, and it cannot be the software. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Make referrals to doctors and other medical specialists.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 40 out of 100 (33–47 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Referral letters can be drafted automatically, but deciding a woman needs a doctor is the midwife's own call.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Promoting health and wellbeing, providing unbiased information to expectant mothers and their families
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles health and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Promote health and wellbeing, providing unbiased information to expectant mothers and their families.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Balanced health information is abundant and well documented, so drafting it is easy, though delivering it warmly still helps.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Providing family planning information to patients
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles planning information and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide family planning information to patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (34–42 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Family planning information is well documented and easy to produce, though many people prefer discussing it with a midwife.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 4/4.
Identifying high risk pregnancies
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for high risk pregnancies, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Identify high risk pregnancies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 36 out of 100 (29–43 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Spotting risk from history, test results and measurements is pattern work software does well, though a registered midwife owns the call.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Explaining medical instructions to patients or family members
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles medical instructions and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Explain medical instructions to patients or family members.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 34 out of 100 (27–41 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Clear written instructions can be produced automatically, though checking someone has understood usually happens in conversation.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Carrying out clinical research on topics
staying human
The ratings behind this row put clinical research well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Carry out clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynaecological care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.
The rating behind it: Study design, analysis and write-up can be heavily assisted, but collecting real patient data still needs people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Supporting health promotion and disease prevention activities
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles health promotion and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Support health promotion and disease prevention activities.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Health promotion materials are easy to produce, but the persuading happens between people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Speaking with colleagues to share knowledge on pathology
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles colleagues and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 50 · 2231/00
Source: “Speak with colleagues to share knowledge on pathology.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 30 out of 100 (23–37 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Reference information is easy to produce, but colleagues learn from each other through conversation.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Liaising with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles agencies and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Liaise with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 26 out of 100 (19–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Summaries and handover letters can be produced automatically, though chasing and coordinating other services still involves people.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Prescribing synthetic medicines under the supervision of medical doctors or within regulatory allowances
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for synthetic medicines under the supervision of medical doctors, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Prescribe synthetic medicines under the supervision of medical doctors or within regulatory allowances.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 24 out of 100 (17–31 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Choosing the medicine is well documented, but only a legally authorised prescriber may issue it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 0/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Managing additional care needs for patients
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for additional care needs, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Manage additional care needs for patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 23 out of 100 (16–30 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Coordinating extra care needs is largely planning and referral work, though the clinical judgement stays with a registered midwife.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Giving advice after the baby is born
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles advice after the baby is born and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Give advice after the baby is born.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 21 out of 100 (14–28 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Standard postnatal advice is well documented, but new parents act on it because a trusted midwife said it to them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing counselling and advice before and after screening and tests
staying human
The rules require a named, qualified person to answer for advice, and that person cannot be a piece of software.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide counselling and advice before and after screening and tests.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Screening facts are documented, but families weigh worrying results with a midwife they trust sitting beside them.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Instructing student midwives and medical students on the birthing process
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: student midwives, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Instruct student midwives and medical students on the birthing process.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Teaching materials are easy to produce, yet students learn birth practice by being shown at the bedside.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Training junior members of staff to enhance their skills and performance
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: junior members of staff, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 60 · 2231/00
Source: “Train junior members of staff to enhance their skills and performance.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Training material can be written automatically, but showing junior staff how to do the job happens in person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Conducting parenting classes to educate new parents
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: classes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Conduct parenting classes to educate new parents.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 16 out of 100 (9–23 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Class material is easy to write, but new parents get most value from being in a room with someone experienced.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Advising new parents on baby feeding techniques
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: new parents, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Advise new parents on baby feeding techniques.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Written feeding guidance is easy to generate, but watching a real latch and reassuring a tired new parent needs someone there.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Planning and delivering midwifery care based on assessment and screening results
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: midwifery care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Plan and deliver midwifery care based on assessment and screening results.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: The plan can be drafted from records, but delivering the care itself means being with the woman throughout.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Developing and implementing personalised care plans for expectant mothers
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: personalised care plans, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Develop and implement personalised care plans for expectant mothers.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Drafting a care plan from records is straightforward for software, but carrying it out means being with the mother.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Assessing patients to evaluate their health condition
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Assess patients to evaluate their health condition.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Some checks can be recorded digitally, but assessing a woman's condition needs a registered midwife present with her.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Engaging in continuous professional development to maintain or improve knowledge and skills
staying human
The ratings behind this row put continuous professional development well outside what today's tools can do on their own.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Engage in continuous professional development to maintain or improve knowledge and skills.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (9–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over.
The rating behind it: Keeping your own skills up to date is something a midwife does personally; software cannot learn on their behalf.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Conducting antenatal screening tests and examinations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: antenatal screening tests, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Conduct antenatal screening tests and examinations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (2–16 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Taking blood, feeling the bump and scanning are hands-on jobs a registered midwife must do, though interpreting results is more automatable.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Monitoring women during pregnancy
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: women during pregnancy, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Monitor women during pregnancy.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Monitoring a pregnancy means regular in-person checks by a registered midwife, even though the readings themselves end up on a screen.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing antenatal care to patients to support healthy pregnancies
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: antenatal care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide antenatal care to patients to support healthy pregnancies.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Antenatal appointments mix hands-on checks with conversation, and both need a registered midwife physically present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing postnatal care to patients
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: postnatal care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide postnatal care to patients.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Postnatal care means examining mother and baby in person, so it cannot be handed to a computer.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Offering support and advice following events
staying human
The value here is that a specific person handles support and stands behind it. That is earned, not computed.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Offer support and advice following events such as miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: After a loss, what helps is a real person the family trusts sitting with them, not information.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Providing primary health care to women during pregnancy and postpartum periods
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: primary health care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide primary health care to women during pregnancy and postpartum periods.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 9 out of 100 (5–13 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Primary care during and after pregnancy needs examinations and treatment carried out in person by a registered midwife.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Providing midwifery care for women and newborn infants who require support from other services
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: midwifery care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide midwifery care for women and newborn infants who require support from other services.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 7 out of 100 (0–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Caring for families who need extra services mixes hands-on midwifery with coordination that depends on knowing local services.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Providing and promoting continuity of care in midwifery
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: continuity of care, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Provide and promote continuity of care in midwifery.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 5 out of 100 (1–9 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Continuity means the same known midwife being there across the whole journey, which is the opposite of anything automated.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 4/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Implementing strategies to optimise normal physiological processes
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: strategies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 75 · 2231/00
Source: “Implement strategies to optimise normal physiological processes, promoting positive outcomes and preventing complications.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 4 out of 100 (0–11 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Helping labour progress naturally is practical, hands-on support given at the bedside moment by moment.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Overseeing labour progression and delivery during childbirth
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: labour progression, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 90 · 2231/00
Source: “Oversee labour progression and delivery during childbirth.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Only a registered midwife or doctor may attend a birth, and it is hands-on work in the room.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 4/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Detecting foetal heartbeat to monitor foetal growth and well-
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: foetal heartbeat, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Detect foetal heartbeat to monitor foetal growth and well-being.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Listening for the baby's heartbeat needs a device held against the mother by someone present.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 2/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Stabilising patients in critical condition during childbirth to ensure maternal and neonatal safety
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patients, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 85 · 2231/00
Source: “Stabilise patients in critical condition during childbirth to ensure maternal and neonatal safety.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Keeping a mother and baby safe in an emergency during birth is entirely hands-on work in the room.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Conducting home visits to assess the well-being of parents and their baby
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: home visits, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Conduct home visits to assess the well-being of parents and their baby.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: A home visit means physically going to the family and seeing how mother and baby are.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 3/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Identifying foetal position to monitor foetal development
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: foetal position, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Identify foetal position to monitor foetal development.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Feeling for the baby's position is done by hand on the mother's abdomen.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Measuring body to monitor foetal growth and well-
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: body, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 80 · 2231/00
Source: “Measure body to monitor foetal growth and well-being.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Measuring the growing baby requires hands on the mother, so it cannot be done remotely.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Measuring patients' vital signs to monitor health
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: patients' vital signs, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Measure patients' vital signs to monitor health.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.
The rating behind it: Blood pressure, pulse and temperature have to be measured on the person.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 1/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Supplying and administering a range of authorised medicines safely
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: a range of authorised medicines, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 70 · 2231/00
Source: “Supply and administer a range of authorised medicines safely.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Medicines are handed over and given in person, and a registered midwife must be the one doing it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.
Fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms, for patients as a family planning service
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 65 · 2231/00
Source: “Fit cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms, for patients as a family planning service.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: Fitting a cap or diaphragm is a physical, intimate clinical procedure that must be done by hand.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Checking neurological reflexes as part of physical examinations
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: neurological reflexes, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2231/00
Source: “Check neurological reflexes as part of physical examinations.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it.
The rating behind it: Testing reflexes means physically examining a patient, which cannot be done through a screen.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.
Performing breast exams during annual gynaecological check-ups
staying human
This work happens in the physical world: breast exams during annual gynaecological check-ups, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.
importance 50 · 2231/00
Source: “Perform breast exams during annual gynaecological check-ups.” (UK task statement)
How this row was scored
Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.
Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; someone qualified has to answer for it; the value is that a specific person does it.
The rating behind it: A breast examination is done by hand with the patient present, so software cannot perform it.
The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 3/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 2/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay: £47,000a year, before tax, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.ashe-t14, 2025 · ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
How we know this
Source: ashe-t14
Reference period: ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025)
Rounding: Shown to the nearest £100. The exact published figure is in the downloadable dataset. We do not render pounds the survey cannot support.
People doing this job: 42,500in the UK, 2026.nomis-aps · Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period)This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: patient information in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: recording patient information for medical records and establishing practice guidelines for care of the childbearing family. What it cannot do is be answerable: the delivery of babies needs a named person the rules will accept, and software cannot be that person. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: assisting in the delivery of babies is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 9% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 15% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 76% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 58 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Recording patient information for medical records is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to patient information, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding: a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes: ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether the delivery of babies is in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no licence needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near writing care plans. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, spend an hour with National Careers Service. It is free and government-funded, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest UK occupations to midwifery nurses (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was health associate professionals n.e.c.: only about 13% of its durable work is work you already do and it pays 34.9% less. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 24/100 here, with only 9% of the task list in the top band, and “assist in the delivery of babies” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 412 UK occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

Health associate professionals n.e.c.
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “instruct student midwives and medical students on the birthing process”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 13% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 13% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on. It is a pay cut, in those words: £30,575 against your £46,990, 34.9% less (ASHE Table 14.7a, 2025 provisional (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.
Look at that job’s page anyway →
Registered nurse practitioners
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “assess patients to evaluate their health condition”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 11% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 11% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.
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Other registered nursing professionals
Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour because one of your tasks is on their list in the same words: “liaise with agencies and other health and social care professionals to ensure continuity of care”. Across the whole of both lists that adds up to about 9% of the work in that job the software is not taking.
Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 9% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.
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What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

The headline number you read somewhere
The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 9% of its task weight, across 58 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.
The headlines about your trade disappearing
They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like assisting in the delivery of babies arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.
Retraining out of a job that is holding up
On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.
The “obvious” next job everyone suggests
I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

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The United States splits this work across more than one official group, of which Nurse Midwives is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

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In US official statistics this job is counted as Nurse Midwives. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

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No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it

Nothing Collab365 runs is built for midwifery nurses, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 9% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

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The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for midwifery nurses. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.

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Collab365 Spaces is built by the same people as this site. We find the problems that AI and automation are creating inside one kind of work, then solve them as short courses, briefings and Blueprints. Each Space is the community too, so the research and the people doing your job are in the same place.

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Collab365 launches new communities where the need is real. If one for midwifery nurses existed, with researched problems, courses and people in the same boat, would you want in?

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Midwifery nurses?: Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 58 official task statements scored for Midwifery nurses (United Kingdom, SOC 2231), 9% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 24 out of 100 (range 19–29, band: low). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Midwifery nurses” can AI already do?: The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Record patient information for medical records” (88/100, very high); “Record the results of medical tests” (88/100, very high); “Read current literature to stay informed about field-specific developments” (83/100, very high). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Midwifery nurses” stay human?: About 76% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Perform breast exams during annual gynaecological check-ups” (0/100, minimal); “Check neurological reflexes as part of physical examinations” (0/100, minimal); “Fit cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms, for patients as a family planning service” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Midwifery nurses” do about AI?: Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 9% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 76% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Midwifery nurses calculated?: Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 58 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

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About the data on this page

Provisional, because the ONS revises this figure in the autumn.
This headcount comes from a survey, not a census, so treat it as a good estimate rather than an exact count.
The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
3 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.

Task statements: gaisi-indexProcessing: catalogue-bridge → ssc-relatedness-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights: gaisi-index (relatedness)
Scores: Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment: ashe-t14 (ASHE 2025 provisional (reference April 2025))nomis-aps (Apr 2025-Mar 2026 (latest APS 12-month period))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

BibTeX

@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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