Lady Health Visitor LHV/ Community Midwife (CMW)

The Lady Health Visitor (LHV) / Community Midwife (CMW) will provide skilled midwifery and maternal and newborn health services at community level. This includes antenatal care, postnatal care for mother and newborn, health education, family planning counselling, and early identification and referral of high-risk cases. The role contributes to improved maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes in underserved and remote areas.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Register pregnant women in the catchment area and maintain a simple registry.
• Conduct routine antenatal visits, at outreach camps or the workstation, for uncomplicated pregnancies. Monitor maternal health (blood pressure, basic history, nutrition, danger signs) and advise on nutrition, birth preparedness and good hygiene.
• Counsel pregnant women and families on care during pregnancy, danger signs, clean delivery, birth spacing and newborn care.
• Coordinate with Lady Health Workers (LHWs) and other community health providers for early identification of pregnancies and follow-up.
• Follow standard infection prevention and hygiene practices, use clean delivery kits, and perform basic neonatal resuscitation where applicable, as per training.
• Recognize high-risk pregnancies and complications in labour, such as prolonged labour, haemorrhage, obstructed labour and pre-eclampsia, and ensure prompt referral to a higher-level facility (BHU, RHC or district hospital).
• Conduct postnatal visits for mother and newborn. Check for maternal complications (bleeding, infection), promote early and exclusive breastfeeding, monitor the newborn for danger signs, and link families to immunization.
• Counsel families on newborn care, thermal protection, hygiene, danger signs (e.g. fever, difficulty feeding), growth and development, and immunization.
• Provide family planning counselling and services, within scope, in coordination with LHWs and health facilities.
• Educate families and communities on maternal and newborn health, nutrition, hygiene, birth preparedness, family planning, and antenatal and postnatal care.
• Build rapport with the community and act as a link between the community and the health system.
• Maintain records and submit monthly and quarterly reports to the supervising facility or district health office.
• Participate in community outreach programmes, such as awareness days, vaccination campaigns and nutrition screening, when required.

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma or certification as a Lady Health Visitor or Community Midwife (CMW), typically a 2-year programme, recognized by the appropriate regulatory body.
• The candidate must be a resident of the Union Council (UC) where the position is based. The permanent or temporary address on the CNIC, as well as the current residential address, must be in the same UC.

Location :

Dera Bugti South ( Sui 2)

Killa Abdullah (KA-3)

• MicroMerger is an equal-opportunity and female-friendly employer. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Selection will be based on merit, qualifications, experience, and job requirements, without discrimination.
• Only eligible and shortlisted candidates will be contacted for tests or interviews.
• Incomplete, inaccurate, or late applications may not be considered.
• Any attempt to influence the recruitment process, including bribery, favoritism, pressure, or personal references, will result in immediate disqualification.
• MicroMerger has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, corruption, fraud, discrimination, and workplace misconduct.
• Positions may be offered on a contract basis and extended according to performance, project needs, and funding availability.
• MicroMerger reserves the right to change the number of positions, close the vacancy early, reject applications, or cancel the recruitment process at any stage.
• By applying, candidates consent to the use of their application information in MicroMerger’s internal recruitment and applicant tracking system.