Becoming A Midwife
Why I want to do midwifery
I want to become a midwife for several reasons:
The physical process of pregnancy and birth has fascinated me since my mother’s pregnancy with my sister, and it leaves me amazed at how strong and powerful women truly are even now.
I believe knowledge is very important and making sure that women know of all available options for pregnancy and birth is very important to me, but promoting a good, healthy lifestyle also appeals to me, as, midwifery is partly primary care
Midwifery, one of the oldest professions, is essential to our society nowadays: women will continue to become pregnant and give birth. But society is changing and so are the roles of the midwife. An increase in ethnic and social diversity leads to more …show more content…
Dancing for the past 8 years, and assisting its teaching has taught me to have an observant eye, and how to adapt my explanations to each individual, which will be very useful as a midwife in order to promote health and possibilities for maternity care. I have also volunteered, for 3 months, in a local care home, and it was a truly amazing experience, as it taught me how to work with vulnerable people from many different backgrounds. The elderly are very chatty, so it really helped me with my listening skills, which I’ve been told by a current midwife, is a key characteristic in order to be able to connect with the women and to be able to spot any deference from ‘normal’. . I love working with people from all kinds of background and being able to make sure that they all get the best care possible despite, or because of their circumstances. Furthermore, slightly self-indulgently, I’ve always loved caring for and helping others, and knowing that I made someone’s day a bit bearable is a privilege to me. Working as part of an event catering team has taught me that I work well under pressure, and how to adapt my approach to others who may react much more differently to being under pressure. I believe this will be very useful for me as a midwife especially in the intrapartum and postpartum sides, as the mothers and their families are under pressure in becoming parent, or in a more unfortunate turn of events, not becoming a parent, and interacting with so many different people, they’re all going to react
I want to become a midwife for several reasons:
The physical process of pregnancy and birth has fascinated me since my mother’s pregnancy with my sister, and it leaves me amazed at how strong and powerful women truly are even now.
I believe knowledge is very important and making sure that women know of all available options for pregnancy and birth is very important to me, but promoting a good, healthy lifestyle also appeals to me, as, midwifery is partly primary care
Midwifery, one of the oldest professions, is essential to our society nowadays: women will continue to become pregnant and give birth. But society is changing and so are the roles of the midwife. An increase in ethnic and social diversity leads to more …show more content…
Dancing for the past 8 years, and assisting its teaching has taught me to have an observant eye, and how to adapt my explanations to each individual, which will be very useful as a midwife in order to promote health and possibilities for maternity care. I have also volunteered, for 3 months, in a local care home, and it was a truly amazing experience, as it taught me how to work with vulnerable people from many different backgrounds. The elderly are very chatty, so it really helped me with my listening skills, which I’ve been told by a current midwife, is a key characteristic in order to be able to connect with the women and to be able to spot any deference from ‘normal’. . I love working with people from all kinds of background and being able to make sure that they all get the best care possible despite, or because of their circumstances. Furthermore, slightly self-indulgently, I’ve always loved caring for and helping others, and knowing that I made someone’s day a bit bearable is a privilege to me. Working as part of an event catering team has taught me that I work well under pressure, and how to adapt my approach to others who may react much more differently to being under pressure. I believe this will be very useful for me as a midwife especially in the intrapartum and postpartum sides, as the mothers and their families are under pressure in becoming parent, or in a more unfortunate turn of events, not becoming a parent, and interacting with so many different people, they’re all going to react