'Routine Midwifery Care Why Not Here'

The ANMC states that midwives should promote safe and effective practice. This competency standard involves: Applying knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable woman centred care, provide or support midwifery continuity of care and manage the midwifery care of women and their babies. Midwives providing continuity of care are able to provide safe and effective practice. They know there patients well from the woman’s blood test results to the woman’s birth plan. The midwife can provide safe and effective practice because she knows the woman best. Midwifery Continuity of care is associated with a reduction in the rate of a number of interventions, without compromising safety of care (Spiby &

Being a midwife refers to a profession where the midwife would work in partnership with the women throughout her pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period. Not only is being a midwife women-centred, however, their role also includes ensuring the partner and family members are prepared and aware of the process. Within a women’s health, the midwife should focus on health, family planning, nutrition, domestic and other health issues as the main priority is the

This essay demonstrates significant factors, a midwife and the women may face within Australian public hospitals. As a midwife the key skills are understanding of what supports and impacts the normal physiological process of labour and birth. This essay will discuss two influencing factors that have a negative effect on the normal progress of labour and birth. This will be seen, firstly by discussing the cultural and environmental impacts of labour and birth. Then, examining how the midwife may best support and facilitate the adverse effects of normal physiological process. This essay also discusses a positive labour and birth environment within the Australian standard model of care.

For hundred of years, women have wrestled with their womanhood, bodies, and what it means to be a woman in our society. Being a woman comes with a wonderful and empowering responsibility--giving birth. What sets us aside from other countries is that the process and expectations of giving birth has changed in our society; coming from midwifery, as it has always been since the early times, to hospitals where it is now expected to give birth at. Midwifery was a common practice in delivering babies in

There are big differences between Lay Midwives and Certified Nurse Midwives. Lay midwives have no formal medical or nursing training.  They learn from attending other births.  I have seen placental abruptions, cord prolapses, and several cervical lacerations from lay midwives. The Amish in our area currently have a 15 year old apprentice. On the other hand, Certified Nurse Midwives complete an extensive nursing education culminating in a graduate degree and can practice legally in all 50 states. (Santa Cruz, 2015) The two should not be compared. As of 2013, 9% of US births were attended by midwives. (Santa Cruz,

Public health is defined by the World Health Organisation as ‘all organised measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole’ (WHO, 2015). Within this role of public health, the midwife has an essential role. They are in the best position to be able to guide

According to “Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America,” women and couples planning the birth of a child have decisions to make in variety of areas: place of birth, birth attendant(s), medication, preparedness classes, circumcision, breast feeding, etc. The “childbirth market” has responded to consumer concerns, so its’ important for prospective consumers to fully understand their options. With that being said, a woman has the choice to birth her child either at a hospital or at home. There are several differences when it comes to hospital births and non-hospital births.

I strongly believe in and support the mutual partnership that is established between Midwives, Wahine and their Whanau. It is an honour to be a part of women and their families journey to welcoming a new family member and I cherish the opportunity to be able to do this with them. Whilst pregnancy and childbirth is a normal, natural process of life, for some this can be complicated and I feel it is my responsibility to be able to walk with low risk and high risk women, injecting as much of my midwifery philosophy as I can into what might be a complex medical picture. By keeping practice hollistic and woman-centred this can be achieved. All women are entitled to make fully informed decisions and granted the time to do this. I am pro-choice and

I first became fascinated about midwifery when I read an inspiring article based on pregnant asylum seekers. This has opened my mind about the support that each person needs regardless of their struggles. I consider myself as an advocate for women during their pregnancy. I am a person who regularly gives to charity by using my spare time and skills to support young children in the community. This has helped me to develop my communication skills when working with diverse children. The reason I chose midwifery is to empower women and to assist them with their choices that they make. As a liberal feminist, I have a great trust and confidence to connect with women from their own perspective.

Midwifery is a term that is not heard of much now because of the advances in medical technology. Midwifery is the practice of helping or assisting women during the pregnancy including during childbirth and the postpartum period. Midwifes are typically associated with home births, but can actually be used in a hospital setting. Midwifes are used all over the world and are usually the most experienced worker attending, but in many places in the United States ,such as Alabama, midwifery is illegal. Giving birth in hospitals are thought to be safer than using a midwife and birthing a child at home.With that being stated it is certainly a shock with midwifery being illegal in most states that the United States is only listed 21st in countries with the lowest infant mortality rate. Midwiferytoday.com is a website amd printed magazine that advocates for the practice of midwifery. Shea Richland, a now retired midwife and childbirth educator, has one article on midwiferytoday.com. The title of her article is Birth Rape: Another Midwife’s Story. The violent title is enough to make anyone shy away from reading it, but the title is a good reflection of the article. Shea Richland wrote the article to tell about her experiences in life, and also to explain what pushed her to becoming a midwife.

The birth place study (2011) suggests, that whether or not a woman gets her desired water birth can depend on where she has chosen to given birth. Water birth statistics for achieving water are as follows. 13% of prim gravidas’ who chose an obstetric unit, 39% for those who opted for an adjoined birth centre to an obstetric unit, freestanding birth centre achieved 54% and the home birth figure was 50%. Multigravida women have even less success in achieving the water birth they sought 7% for obstetric unit, 23% for an adjoined birth centre to an obstetric unit , 41% freestanding birth centre and 28% at home (Birthplace study, 2011). Gould (2007) suggests that midwives are less likely to offer a pool birth on the medicalised labour ward

Patience is often a skill that has be learned and developed over time, yet it made already be a quality individuals possess. This is an important skill for midwives to acquire as the process of labour can be very long for example for first time mothers according to https://www.nct.org.uk/birth/first-stage-labour labour can last from around 6-20 hours. So, a midwife has to be patient with the mother for her sudden reactions and changes of mind through both labour and the birthing process. There is no place for judgement in midwifery; this is as giving birth is a painful process and women can experience a wide range of pain in labour as have an equally wide range of responses to it according to https://www.rcm.org.uk/sites/default/files/Supporting%20Women%20in%20Labour_1.pdf

It occurs every day and everywhere. It happens whether accidentally or intentionally, meticulously planned or not at all, and to those of an elder age or younger demographic. The birth of a new life requires aid during the process, along with receiving assistance before and post pregnancy. Individuals offering such service are known as a midwife. The World Health Organization or WHO recognizes midwifery as a role that "encompasses care of women during pregnancy, labour, and the postpartum period, as well as care of the newborn".

MD Marden Wagner said, “In every country where I have seen real progress in maternity care, it was woman’s groups working together with midwives that made the difference.” The Marriam Webster dictionary defines midwifery as “The art or act of assisting at childbirth”. The definition is a spot-on explanation. Midwifery is not very broad; it’s pinpointed as a specific job with detailed instructions that only deal with pregnancies. Many will argue to say that midwives only work with women who are having “normal-pregnancies”.(Goer, 2002). Normal pregnancies include a healthy mother and fetus, with no complications. “Approximately 10% - 30% of pregnant women will experience Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) during their pregnancy. An ectopic pregnancy happens in 1 out of 60 pregnancies. About 1% of all pregnant women will experience placental abruption, and most can be successfully treated depending on what type of separation occurs.” (Pregnancy Complications). Everyone is different, they handle pain in different ways, they have diverse fingerprints, they all have their own unique genetic material; evidently all pregnant women will experience each pregnancy they have differently from themselves and from other women. Many people will argue about the authenticity of a Certified Nurse Midwife’s education however, in reality “Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM) are registered nurses, with a minimum of a

The moms were laughing when they heard my thoughts, and explained me all about how moms deliver at home. I talked to many mothers who all gave birth at home. I visited midwives and even took care through a midwifery’s practice, who had their own office with ultrasound included. I found to that there are even men who are midwives. Sure enough after lots of education and