Self-Care Can’t Always be There (But it Needn’t be Far Away) Dr Jan Smith (she/her) – Director/Psychologist, Healthy You Ltd Instagram @drjansmithinsta Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 10 November 2022, Pages 19 https://doi.org/10.55975/PMZW9229 Introduction There aren’t many people who would disagree that caring for ourselves is crucial, particularly when working in an […]
Why does self-care matter for midwives? Maeve O’Connell, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Cardiff University @thelovelymaeve I recently read a magazine article proclaiming that ‘Self care is the new diet industry’. The article spoke about how marketers’ prey on people with promises of a better life if they subscribe to this, or buy that. Perhaps marketing […]
Helping exhausted and overwhelmed midwives reclaim their sparkle Radha Wilson Jeffries – midwife and emotional health coach Hey midwives, imagine….. jumping out of bed in a morning with a spring in your step and a bounce in your heel again having the confidence to stand up and pitch your amazing ideas, instigate, and lead change […]
‘I’m very stressed…’ Sheena Byrom OBE – Consultant Midwife and Director All4Maternity I am contacted regularly by student midwives and midwives who tell me they are desperate, ‘burnt -out’ and sad that they can’t give the midwifery care they want to. It’s a story frequently told; as a clinical midwife, I said the same words […]
In the Line of Duty: The Emotional Wellbeing of Midwives Jacqueline Dent – Senior Midwifery Lecturer at University of Hertfordshire Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 8 September 2019 The culture and working practices within midwifery settings are key modifiable factors that influence the emotional wellbeing of midwives. As a caring profession, a culture […]
Be Resilient! By Amity Reed Be resilient! They all crow Do some yoga, take it slow Deep breathing, exercise It’s all you need to stay alive Take a bath, take a walk Find a friend with whom to talk We care for you! They all bleat As you rush past with aching feet We know […]
I am a midwife and I am broken! Anonymous I don’t even know how or where to start with how I feel right now. I entered the midwifery profession knowing the demands and pressure as I’d worked previously on a maternity unit and felt like I could handle it. The reality is completely different from […]
Continuity of Carer and the Smartphone Generation – A Match Made on Facebook or Just one Tweet too Far? Anna Marsh – Midwife at Central London Hospital The National maternity review (NHS England 2016) recommended a continuity-of-carer model, in which a woman is ideally seen by the same midwife throughout her pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. […]
