Re-find Your Midwifery Spark
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This is a very personal project. There are things in this series that I wouldnโt feel comfortable publishing on social media. If you know me in real life, you are welcome to read it, but be prepared for a deep and individual take on midwifery and to get to know me very well indeed!
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[๐๐๐ฒ ๐] '๐'๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐'โฃ
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๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ฒโฃโฃโฃโฃ: [๐๐๐ฒ ๐] ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ
Julia Reissmann: Perinatal Counsellor
Julia Reissmann is one of the most interesting people I talked to for this book. To be a perinatal counsellor employed by the NHS you need to be registered with a regulatory body and have experience, and to some extent, be in the right place at the right time. Trainee counsellors also need to participate in therapy themselves and thatโs an extra cost youโd need to pay for. Having an MA puts you in a better position for jobs. Itโs quite the commitment but it sounds like an incredible career.
Emma: Bereavement Midwife
Emma is a midwife who mentored me during my return to practice period. Sheโs been qualified for 6 years and is currently 8 months into her first specialist role, which is as a bereavement lead.
Benash Nazmeen
Meet Benash Nazmeen an Ex Specialist Cultural Liaison Midwife and soon to be Midwifery Educator
Carinna Griffiths: Labour Ward Coordinator, Midwifery Lecturer
I wanted to interview Carinna because she has built a very successful career at a young age. She was a labour ward coordinator and then a midwifery lecturer within 5 years of qualification. Aspiring and student midwives sometimes think if they didnโt do midwifery straight out of school then they donโt have a decent shot at a high level career. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Kelly Williams: Termination of Pregnancy Services Midwife, Manager, Researcher, Doctoral Student, and current Lead Midwife at North Thames Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
Kelly Williams is a terrific midwife who has worked in termination of pregnancy services and many other interesting and worthy places. Sheโs currently working on her doctorate. This interview talks about some very difficult termination pregnancy issues and other hard aspects of health and social care jobs, just so youโre aware.
Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez: Midwife, Business Owner, Research Nurse
Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez is one of those people who seems to be able to do anything. A direct-entry midwife who qualified in 2006, Nabila also has a business that she runs alongside being a practising midwife. She has more recently started working for Public Health England as a research worker. Nabila is a great example of a midwife who uses her skills to build โpatchworkโ career which makes an immense difference for clients, families and healthcare workers alike.
Shannon McGill-Randall: Infant Feeding Lead
Shannon McGill-Randall is a Band 7 Infant Feeding Coordinator and part-time community midwife. At the time of writing, she is 3 years into being qualified. I love Shannonโs ability to use midwifery to live the way she wants to, itโs impressive and heartening.