Learn How to Become a Midwife
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Getting Selected
Why is team-working so hard?
The simple answer is, it often isn’t! But what can be difficult for job applicants is showing that they are good at team-working when it counts towards their future in midwifery. Most universities will assess your team-working ability in…
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How much difference can a Midwife actually make?
I regularly spot articles shared by mummy friends all about birth as an empowering, life-affirming miracle. Last week I read a piece with an entirely different angle; it declared: “Childbirth is not empowering. It’s grisly, frightening, and astonishing stuff.”…
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Being a Midwife
Could you really care for a friend when it counts?
Being a midwife is so rewarding but I would say that the one thing that topped the ‘rewarding scale’ for me was being a midwife for my friend during her pregnancy and birth and being the first to meet…
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What subjects should I study to be a Midwife?
We’ve received a few emails recently from pupils asking what options to choose at school. It’s hard to offer advice on this as it’s a very personal thing, but we know how much extra stress it can put onto…
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Am I too old to train as a midwife?
We all know that age is just a number, but sometimes you might think that you have ‘missed the boat’ when it comes to thinking about a change of career. From the moment you realise that your dream job…
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Being a Midwife
First day as a Midwife must-haves!
With September fast approaching, the thought of preparing for your new Midwife course is likely to feel exciting but a bit daunting too. I remember going into my first day on placement, hoping that my weeks at uni practicing…
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Being a Midwife
How will I survive the shift work as a Midwife?
The moment when you go to work when everyone is settling down to an evening at home on the settee… …the get-togethers you can’t attend as ‘you’re working that day’; or the weekend get-away you can’t go to because…
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I applied for midwifery last year but was unsuccessful, should I apply again?
It is very difficult when you have put all the time and effort into applying to university only to be told that you are unsuccessful. Sometimes you might get minimal feedback, so how can you know what to do…
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