The better you know each other, the more smoothly the birth is likely to go.ĭealing with emotionally charged situations
You will also work alongside the parents and baby. Midwives are the most frequent point of contact for parents to be, so you must be able to answer their questions, share your knowledge and skills with patients, their families and friends and make sure their needs are recognised by the rest of the care team.Īs a midwife you will be part of a multidisciplinary team liasing with GPs, health visitors and social workers. It is also important for you to update and test your knowledge against experience.Ībility to answer questions and offer advice Working as a midwife you will need to have an in-depth understanding of foetal and child development. Interest in the physical, psychological and process of pregnancy and birth You need to be a good at listening and communicating with women, their partners and families. Having babies happens to all sorts of people, so you will be providing professional support and reassurance to a huge diversity of women, during some of the most emotionally-intense periods in their lives. If you do provide a reference then you need to look at the desirable characteristics of a midwife and use examples of how she matches them. We didn't have to have a character reference as well. I am not doing midwifery but another health related course.
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