Resilient

Last Update: 4/23/2026

Your role’s AI Resilience Score is

68.1%

Median Score

Meaningful human contribution

High

Long-term employer demand

Med

Sustained economic opportunity

High

Our confidence in this score:
Medium-high

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AI Resilience Report forNurse Midwives

Nurse Midwives are more resilient to AI impacts than most occupations, according to our analysis of 7 sources.

The career of a nurse-midwife is labeled as "Resilient" because it relies heavily on skills that only humans can provide, like empathy, communication, and hands-on care during childbirth. While AI can assist by handling routine tasks like documentation and suggesting care plans, it cannot replace the personal connection and judgment that midwives offer to patients.

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This role is resilient

The career of a nurse-midwife is labeled as "Resilient" because it relies heavily on skills that only humans can provide, like empathy, communication, and hands-on care during childbirth. While AI can assist by handling routine tasks like documentation and suggesting care plans, it cannot replace the personal connection and judgment that midwives offer to patients.

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Analysis of Current AI Resilience

Nurse Midwives

Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 2/17/2026

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How is AI changing Nurse Midwives jobs?

Nurse-midwives still spend a lot of time on documentation, and AI is already helping here. For example, “AI scribes” use speech recognition to write notes and fill medical charts while the nurse talks to the patient [1] [1]. Studies show these tools can cut paperwork time so midwives can focus more on patients [1] [1].

AI also helps with diagnostics: algorithms can scan ultrasound or lab data and flag issues – such as possible fetal complications – that people might miss [1] [1].

But most midwife work still needs human skills. Explaining procedures and reassuring patients rely on empathy and trust, which AI can’t provide. Delivering babies and hands-on care are fully human.

Even planning education or doing clinical research needs judgment. Some students use AI tools (like ChatGPT) to review studies or draft patient guides; they find these tools save time but say they must check the answers carefully [1]. Today, AI only augments midwives: it handles routine tasks (charts, simple analysis) so midwives can spend time on real patient care.

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How fast is AI adoption growing for Nurse Midwives?

Overall, AI tools are arriving slowly in midwifery. Some software to automate notes or suggest care plans is available, but hospitals must buy it and train staff, which costs money and time [1]. Many midwives are cautious about new AI.

In surveys they welcome help but worry about losing the personal touch, errors, or bias [1] [1]. Patient privacy and safety rules (like HIPAA) also mean any AI system needs careful testing. Because midwives deal with mothers and babies directly, people insist on proven benefits and safety.

In short, AI will probably help more over time (saving work and catching risks), but adoption is measured. Human judgment, communication, and care remain at the center of a midwife’s job [1] [1]. The technology’s role is to assist, not replace, and it will be used more as trust and evidence build.

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Career: Nurse Midwives

They assist pregnant women by providing care during pregnancy, helping deliver babies, and supporting new moms with health advice.

Employment & Wage Data

Median Wage

$128,790

Jobs (2024)

8,600

Growth (2024-34)

+11.1%

Annual Openings

500

Education

Master's degree

Experience

None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034

Task-Level AI Resilience Scores

AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years

1

97% ResilienceCore Task

Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients.

2

97% ResilienceCore Task

Provide primary health care, including pregnancy and childbirth, to women.

3

97% ResilienceCore Task

Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.

4

97% ResilienceCore Task

Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers.

5

96% ResilienceCore Task

Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.

6

92% ResilienceCore Task

Perform physical examinations by taking vital signs, checking neurological reflexes, examining breasts, or performing pelvic examinations.

7

92% ResilienceCore Task

Provide patients with direct family planning services such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers including cervical caps or diaphragms.

Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.

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