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There are no specific qualifications for a Maternity Nurse but usually they have childcare, nursing or midwifery qualifications along with considerable experience in the care of newborn babies

Their role is to attend to the baby during the first few weeks after birth whilst providing invaluable advice for the parents and also allowing the mother to recover from the birth

A Daily or Nights only Maternity Nurse may not always want to live in or out but will only work 6 days or night sper week

A live in Maternity Nurse will also require a day off per week

Maternity Nurses are usually self employed and will make their own arrangements for Tax and NI