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Where a maternity support worker can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a maternity support worker already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Maternity support workers work together in a team with midwives and health professionals within the occupational fields of nursing and midwifery. They assist midwives and women in childbirth by providing the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, assist births and assist in providing care for the new-born.

Highest coverage recorded: 55%
Destinations: 5each with a full record
Within reach: 1difficulty under 55
Skills on file: 50required or supplementary

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

healthcare assistant 55% covered · difficulty 54.1

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Index

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maternity support worker is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a maternity support worker already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.