It was a time when almost all women experienced pregnancy and childbirth with their mother, aunties and sisters close by.

But as time passed, women increasingly became more mobile.

"Way back when, women were in their community where their mother had birthed her babies, and their sisters and aunties had too," Ms Howarth said.

"Now women are mobile. They might have been born up on the North-West Coast, but they're now down in Launceston, so that community is missing for them."

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It has made the role of midwife much more holistic - including Ms Howarth's role as a lactation consultant.

"As part of the lactation service, we have a breast feeding clinic so they'll come back to the hospital to see us as well," she said.

"The scope of what is a nurse and what is a midwife has evolved a lot over time to support those women where they are and what they're doing, and to become that family support that perhaps they're missing a little bit with that connection to where they might have started life."

Ms Howarth is sharing her story as part of a campaign by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation to highlight the strength and commitment of nurses, midwives and care workers across Tasmania.

For every story shared by its members during the Nightingales campaign, the ANMF will make a donation to the Tasmanian Women's Health Service and their Encore program, which supports women who have endured breast cancer.

ANMF Tasmanian branch secretary Emily Shepherd said while the campaign was launched as part of International Women's Day, every day should be an opportunity to celebrate the role of women.

And in nursing and midwifery, well over 90 per cent of workers are women.

"The ANMF is very much of the view that we shouldn't just celebrate women on International Women's Day, but every day of the year where we should be working to support and empower women to create positive change, both now and for future generations," she said.

"Women working within the nursing and midwifery professions are caring for all patients, no matter where they present within a health service, whether it be in the public sector or private sector."