Midwives as a member of profession, are experiencing ethical problems and dilemmas in care delivering due to rapid change in healthcare technology. They must act in line with ethical principles in solving problems encountered. In this context, ethical sensitivity of midwives is a predictive factor in giving appropriate ethical decision for individual. From this point forth, research was planned in order to determine the ethical sensitivity and affecting factors against ethical dilemma experienced by midwives. Study that was approved by ethical committe was planned as descriptively. 141 midwives, working in public hospital and accepting to participate voluntarily, consisted of sample group of study. Data was collected between Januray and February 2018 by using an information form and the Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire. The average scores of midwives’ age and working year who sample grup are 39.36±10.5 and 19.96±12.02 respectively. Total mean score of Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire is 98.94±10.94. It is determined that the participant who are 30 and under age groups, singles more than married and divorced, do her jobs, have a working period of 10 years or less, follow the ethical puplication and experience ethical dilemma have higher ethical sensitivity in total mean score of Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire or sub-dimension averages, also it is determined who do nothing in case of ethical dilemma have lower ethical sensitivity (p<0.05). Ethical sensitivities of midwives are affected by demographic and occupational characteristics and there are statistically significant differences.