I chose this profession because of how rewarding it will be once I qualify. It’s really good to care for people. That’s something that I’ve always loved to do‚ looking after people. I know‚ going into midwifery‚ that the outcome will not always a be a good one‚ but I believe I have the emotional level of maturity to deal with the highs and lows of it. I have a caring nature to do the job. Communication is key to being a midwife. I will be able to communicate with the women‚ to reassure them. I have
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In this essay I will discuss what privacy and dignity of women and their families in the everyday work of a midwife means‚ and why it is so important. As an obligation of confidentiality set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2008)‚ names of trusts and individuals will not be mentioned in this essay. The NMC code of conduct (2008) states that as a midwife one must “make the care of people your first concern‚ treating them as individuals and respecting their dignity.” Without this‚ midwives
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standards enforced by The ANMC Australian Nursing & Midwifery Council (2006) in order to obtain and practice as a registered midwife in Australia. Competency 4 states Midwives should “promote safe and effective practice” (ANMC‚ 2006)‚ this is achievable by providing Midwifery continuity of care to women and there babies. Continuity of care has numerous health and satisfaction benefits to the woman‚ family and newborn (Lavender et al. 2002). Midwifery led care emerged in the UK in the early 1990s in
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Psychosocial Aspects of Midwifery Care MW2222 Practicing midwives in our healthcare system today need to have an understanding of political and social factors of their practice in order to provide optimum service for the women and families in their care. The psychosocial needs of the individual should be considered‚ and midwives should contemplate external factors that may affect the woman’s health‚ pregnancy‚ outcome and their home lives. This is why the whole picture of a woman’s life should
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educating them on looking after themselves‚ not just before the baby is born‚ but also postnatal. The role of a midwife is diverse and unique which is what draws me to the midwifery course even more. I realise the responsibility that this career involves and just how challenging it can be. After being passionate about midwifery for so long‚ my experience through childbirth has unquestionably
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experience and consider other explanations for what happened and if there are alternative ways of doing things. Therefore‚ to enhance reflection in practice‚ there are key values that underpin nursing.
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My interests in midwifery began when my mother spoke about her career as a midwife. I remember having conversations about the critical care provided by midwifes and the challenges faced in a developing country (Nigeria). Years later‚ I am able to have discussions on current research by Dike P on the Birth Practices of Nigerian women in the UK. I like to gain current knowledge in the midwifery field by reading journals from British Journal of Midwives. My passion of caring for others and my interest
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Reflective report This reflective report has been structured following Gibbs’ (1988) model. Gibbs’ model provides an iterative model of reflection which I am going to use to answer a series of ordered questions: the answer to each question leads onto the next stage of the reflective cycle. Description I will be discussing an incident that occurred while I was on duty in a nursing home where I work as a healthcare assistant. A nurse confronted a carer in an unprofessional manner during handover
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Seeing the Sacred Nature of Midwifery Chris J. Hampton (March 2007) Every birth is Holy. I think that a midwife must be religious‚ because the energy she is dealing with is Holy. She needs to know that other people’s energy is sacred.[1] A midwife is simply defined by one author as “nothing more nor less than a skilled specialist in normal birth.”[2] Other names include sage-femme or “wise woman” (French)‚ jordmother or “earth mother” (Danish)‚ whereas midwife comes from Middle
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losses; overall‚ pretty commonplace‚ small town lives. Here‚ hidden in the ordinary‚ Wilder begins to weave one of his themes and uses Mrs. Gibbs to advance it. She is raising two children‚ married to the town doctor‚ and just a regular housewife. Hers is a perfect life for Wilder to expand upon the theme of finding extraordinary in the ordinary. Mrs. Gibbs as a character strengthens the idea that even the most ordinary‚ run-of-the-mill lives can be special and meaningful to the people living them
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