Pursuing A Midwifery: A Stressful Career

Throughout personal professional development reflection is essential, allowing health care professionals to self-develop by revisiting events and analysing areas in which improvements and learning would ensure a positive impact on their future practice. The Nursing and Midwifery Council, (NMC, 2010) notes that all health care practitioners must be self-aware in their own values and principles which could affect their practice. Ensuring they maintain personal and professional development while learning through supervision, feedback and reflection.

My long term career goal is to be a neonatal nurse and work in the newborn intensive care unit in the next 5 - 10 years.

On my journey of becoming a registered midwife, I firstly gained experience working in the NHS as a volunteer on the postnatal ward at the Royal Free Hospital. This post has not only given me an excellent insight into the work of a clinical midwife, but helped me to enhance my communication skills and build my confidence in working in a hospital environment. The continuous training opportunities and the supportive staff has made me more confident that working as a part of the NHS team is the right career choice for me.

Before RNs can obtain labor and delivery certification, they must first obtain the necessary education, such as an associates or bachelor’s degree in nursing. There are many accredited programs that offer accelerated academic paths for working RNs who already have a two-year degree. These nursing programs include courses in biology, physiology, anatomy, psychology, nutrition and pharmacology. Besides classroom instruction, almost all nursing programs include hands-on clinical training. All programs will prepare graduates to practice nursing in a wide range of clinical settings. Students will understand the social, cultural, emotional and environmental contexts that promote wellness and produce diseases. Graduates will possess a holistic, yet scientific basis for providing medical services.

When I was pregnant with my daughter, my practitioner was a Certified Nurse Midwife. I was blessed with a relatively smooth pregnancy, and a provider who took care of my mind and body. I had a water birth with my daughter, which was a life changing experience for both of us. It allowed for her to have a smooth transition into this world surrounded by our family. It was the spark for me to say that maybe I could be the person to help others have the same amazing experience. When I asked my CNM how to do what she does, she said first things first; I had to become a nurse. Eventually, I did become a nurse, although I did not end up in labor and delivery as I first intended. Nevertheless, I landed in medical/surgical oncology, and it would seem that is where I belonged all along.

Becoming involved in the medical field is something that has always interested me. Whether it was just learning new things about the human body or the idea of being able to help take care of someone. The human body itself is one of the most complex things and we are constantly learning new things about it all the time. When you are given the opportunity to become a nurse, you learn about all the things that

On April 13, 2013, nursing became one of the, if not the most, important professions around the world. On that date, Disease-666, which caused the zombie apocalypse, broke out. It infected nearly three-fourths of the population, and nearly all doctors and scientists fell ill of the disease as they worked tirelessly trying to find a cure, leaving only nurses left. Besides hearing the stories of how important nursing has been the last couple years here at the Michigan State Safe Haven and outside of it, I conducted my own research on the field, more specifically, the field of midwife nursing. I found through many literacies that nurses are the primary caretakers of humans; providing care for the sick and unable, while also being the supporter during the emotional stress of recovery. Nursing earns the status of the most important profession during the apocalypse as they are the backbone of emotional support, they are the curators of repopulation, and they are the most certified people left to help turn the apocalypse around.

Every book has a message to get across. Some are more obvious than others but no matter what it is an important lesson about life. In the book The Midwifes Apprentice by Caren Cushman the protagonist Alyce struggles against the troubles of her horrid life and unknown past. Alyce is an orphan who is made fun of by the entire village, leaving her hopeless for a new start.

I became interested in becoming a midwife because I have always loved babies and children. I have always wanted to experience the miracle of life. The Senior Project I am going to be doing is making various posters, all containing a birthing methods, exercises and what to do if an emergency occurs. My research paper will describe the birthing methods, the employment, the history of midwifery, and the certification process to becoming

I climbed our stairs around midnight, carefully and quietly. I knew Ben had already been asleep for a while and I didn 't want to wake him up. I had just fed Brode and needed to get him all swaddled up before laying him down to sleep. As I placed my sweet son on the bed, wide-eyed and with a crooked smile, I starred at him and began to weep.

Being so fascinated about Midwifery I have build so much knowledge into wanting to study this course, I have realise that applying for this course as my job will not just be about babies, I have realised that it is about responsibilities, caring and comforting anyone who is in need. I have also researched and developed knowledge that it is also about being able to enable, support and empower women which I would be willing to undertake. Moreover to become a good Midwife I would need to develop some important skills such as people skills, good communication, physical and psychological process of child birth, ability to answer questions and give advice, dealing with emotional situations and most of all team work. I would really like to gain all this experience with working with women, I also think that I have the maturity and confidence to provide the support and also the medical

Depending on what type of nurse will also depend on what type work environment you’ll be in. For example, becoming an emergency RN, this job would require you to think fast as well as have quick problem solving while in the hospital in the emergency room. I would like to one day be an OBGYN dealing with pregnant woman and their babies, helping to deliver their babies and working hands on, OBGYN stands for obstetrician. This job requires me to work at the hospital instead of a clinic. There is a similar job called a Midwife where according to, “Learn What You'll Do and What Traits You Need to Succeed as a Nurse Midwife” having the same requirement as an OBGYN but more of working hands on every day with the soon to be mother and making sure she

My ultimate career goal is to become a certified nurse midwife. I want to help people make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health that best reflect their personal needs and desires. In order to achieve my goal, I would first like to work as a labor and delivery nurse or as an RN in an obstetrical-gynecological clinic.

I remember my aunt was going through a time when she wanted children and had to use IVF treatment. When she was pregnant she was always felt stressed. After her hospital visits, she calmed down. This gave me admiration towards midwives, as they built a relationship with my aunt and was able to relieve and relax her. Working as a midwife means that I can help mothers the way midwives helped my aunt. I will be able to help them with pain relief or birthing techniques. I understand that no pregnancy is the same, even if it is the same mother. Midwifery is an old practice and yet is constantly evolving. I would like to be part of that evolution and see how much it helps every mother as well as the midwifery community. Midwives are very understanding

My fascination with midwifery began when I was asked to be a birth partner. It was an amazing experience and for the first time, I really thought about how important the role of a midwife is. Being instrumental in preparing women for motherhood by offering care and support throughout their pregnancies, births and the postnatal period would be an extremely rewarding career, and the diversity that the role brings is of particular interest to me. I have since had three children of my own and at each of their births, I was inspired by the midwives who looked after me and realise that I too would love to be able to support women and their families at such an important time in their lives. Now that I have had my children, I feel it is time to focus on my goals and establish a successful career in midwifery.