Yes, I know that sounds pretty clear-cut. It gave me my registration to be a legal and practising midwife in the UK. And it was bloody hard! I nearly quit probably 6 times but ultimately reached the end and carried on into NHS employment. But the years – although brief – did a lot more…
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We need to talk about breastfeeding
Read moreI’m a midwife, so let me begin by saying that I support breastfeeding wholeheartedly, but do you know what I support more? A happy mum. Yes, I’ve said it, I would rather a mum was happy than their child breastfed. So I think we need to have a chat about how the government wants to…
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So you want to be a midwife? – The me behind the midwife series.
Read moreRight, you’re here because you are considering a career as a midwife, I assume? Maybe you are just pondering the thought, or have actually started a UCAS/college application and you want to be a midwife. I thought that now I am old stock (in the midwifery world) I would debunk some myths and pass on…
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A midwife ask me anything – go on I dare you!
Read moreI’ve decided to up my vlogging game, I am trying to make an effort to vlog 3 times a month and am starting off with a bang, I’m doing a midwife ask me anything! So go on I dare you, comment below with a question and your name (and blog if you have one) and…
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5* Babies: Inside The Portland, Are They Doing It Right?
Read moreI don’t know if you have seen recently, but there is a programme on BBC2 called 5 star Babies: Inside The Portland Hospital, which follows the lives of women and their families that choose to have their babies at The Portland in London. If you like my posts please follow me on Pinterest, Youtube, Facebook,…
