A Change Will Do You Good!: Exploring Pre-Midwifery Careers Kay McWha – First-year Student Midwife, Sheffield Hallam University Grace Mitchell – Registered Midwife, Kingston NHS Foundation Trust Oli Silverwood-Cope – Registered Midwife, Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust Published in The Student Midwife Volume 4 Issue 2 April 2021 Summary Some people have childhood aspirations to become […]
Personal Philosophy of Care
Personal Philosophy of Care Emma Hamilton, Third-Year Student Midwife – Bournemouth University, Instagram: @emma_hamilton2018. Midwifery is fundamentally about individualising the care we offer; catering to each woman’s specific needs and beliefs in order to deliver quality care.1 This is the quintessence of women-centred care and the basis on which I wish practice in the future. […]
Tricks and Tales: Midwifery Students’ Experiences of Organising a Midwifery Conference
Tricks and Tales: Midwifery Students’ Experiences of Organising a Midwifery Conference Veronica Merton – Student Midwife, Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory of Australia Ashlee Guerin -Newly Qualified Midwife, Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory of Australia Sadie Geraghty -Adjunct Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia Published in The Student Midwife Volume 4 Issue 1 January 2021 […]
New Midwives and the New Normal
New Midwives and the New Normal Bernice Scicluna – Newly Qualified Midwife, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta Published in The Student Midwife Volume 4 Issue 1 January 2021 Summary Ever since I was a young girl, I knew I wanted to work in a caring profession. When I went to university for the first time, I […]
Meet Mymidwives UK
Meet Mymidwives UK Sheridan Thomas – Registered Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate, MyMidwives UK Georgia Allan – Registered Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate, MyMidwives UK Published in The Student Midwife Volume 3 Issue 4 October 2020 Summary This four-part series explores the joys and challenges of the independent midwifery career pathway. Independent Midwives (IMs) are private midwives who provide gold-standard midwifery care […]
Ask a Midwife: Advice and Perspectives from a Specialist Cultural Liaison Midwife
Ask a Midwife: Advice and Perspectives from a Specialist Cultural Liaison Midwife Benash Nazmeen – Specialist Cultural Liaison Midwife, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Published in The Student Midwife Volume 3 Issue 4 October 2020 Summary Specialist cultural liaison midwife and Association of South Asian Midwives (ASAM) co-founder, Benash Nazmeen RM, answers questions from students, midwives and the TSM […]
Celebrating the class of 2020
Celebrating the class of 2020 Sarah Neal – Band 6 Rotational Midwife Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust I remember when I first met the first year students in 2017. I was blown away by their drive and commitment to becoming midwives. They came from all different walks of life – women with their own young families […]
Aspiring to Become a Student Midwife: A Poem
Aspiring to Become a Student Midwife: A Poem Beth Jones, Aspiring Student Midwife. Instagram: @student.midwife.beth I have been an aspiring midwife for over 10 years and originally tried to get onto a midwifery course back in 2011, but I was unsuccessful. Looking back, I think such things happen for […]
Aspirations Part 3
Aspirations Leah Kirk – Midwifery Lecturer and Admissions Tutor at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Published in The Student Midwife Volume 2 Issue 3 Hello and welcome. This is the final article of this three-part Aspirations Series. Within this article we will discuss how you can best prepare to commence a midwifery programme and those […]
Aspirations Part 2
Aspirations Part 2 Leah Kirk – Midwifery Lecturer and Admissions Tutor at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Published in The Student Midwife Volume 2 Issue 2 Hello and welcome everyone. This is the second article of three in this Aspirations Series. Within this article I will discuss writing a personal statement and explore how […]