Abstract: Objective: To investigate the current status and requirement needs in midwifery talent team in Guangzhou.Methods: Totally 13 hospitals in Guangzhou were recruited using convenience sampling method, and were surveyed with selfdesigned questionnaire and expert interviews. Results: ① The educational background of midwifery was mainly college and bachelor degree (accounting for 86.3%). The professional title was mainly primary (accounting for 76.5%). The specialty was mainly midwifery (accounting for 84.8%). The length of employment was mostly 4 to 20 years (accounting for 71.1%). Most midwives were contract nurses (accounting for 66.0%). ② The number of midwives and obstetric tables in the hospitals were all not up to the standards. ③ The tertiary and secondary hospitals lost 12.5% of the existing midwives, whose educational background were mainly college and bachelor degree, and who were all primary title and contract nurses. All levels of the hospitals had a huge demand for midwives in the next three years. ④ In addition to professional skills, hospitals raised a very high claim for humanistic quality of midwives. Conclusion: The educational background and professional title of midwives were still at the low level. The hospitals were short of midwives seriously and there will be a big demand for midwives in the future. Hospitals had a higher requirement for midwives' knowledge structure. China should vigorously develop high-level midwifery education. Hospital managers should take countermeasures to stable midwife talent team.