Match the environment with the Midwife role
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Why is the role of a midwife important to a hospital’s reputation?
Midwives represent the midwifery profession and the trust in which they work at all times. We are bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct while working and when we are not at work as well.
Hospitals work hard on gaining feed back either from women and their families. It matters to have a positive reputation and be a hospital where people want to have their care and would recommend to other people.
How do external factors affect midwives?
Being a midwife has so many positives, but there can be negative impacts on midwives lifestyle.
Shift work can be seen as one on those negatives. Rotas can mean you miss parties, birthdays, Christmas and celebrations.
Having to sleep at different times of the day, juggling childcare around your rota and planning your social life 3 months in advance all takes a bit of getting used to.
Some shifts can be more demanding that others, you might be exposed to aggressive, challenging and very sad situations which rely on your coping mechanisms.
There will be times when equipment needed isn’t available and/or working.
A full moon bringing everyone with their waters breaking (look it up!)
All issues will impact on the wellbeing of women, their newborns as well as the wellbeing for midwives and the wider team.
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Can you match the environment to the description of the midwife role?
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- Community
- Stand alone Birth Centre
- Labour ward
- Private Hospital
- Independent Midwives
- Education
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I see pregnant women in a clinic, in their homes and attend homebirths. I support breastfeeding and offer antenatal education.
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I work in a midwife led environment. I am very experienced in normal birth and water birth.
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I work with high risk women and babies, I work in an obstetric environment working within a large multi-disciplinary team.
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I work closely with obstetricians in a hospital setting. Women pay for the care that they want to receive.
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I work in my own practice. I offer services to women in their own home, continuity and I am on call for their birth and to support them once their baby arrives.
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I develop guidelines and assist the change in practice. I support midwives with the skills and present at update days.
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Can you match the environment to the description of the midwife role?
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- Head of Midwifery
- Midwife Manager
- Consultant Midwife
- Specialist Midwife Role
- Abroad
- Volunteering
- Midwife Sonographers
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I provide strategic leadership, to ensure a safe, patient focused, high quality, compassionate care.
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I have a team of midwives and I oversee the daily running of the team and the unit. I carry out appraisals and work closely with human resources.
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I work between obstetricians, management and midwives. I focus on clinical practice and research. I support women who may benefit from additional planning regarding their birth and choices.
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I have worked in variety of roles, including running a clinic for diabetic women, those who are HIV positive and I am the link for screening options in maternity services.
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I work in a very large unit, where I am known as a midwife-nurse. I do not facilitate births, but I support doctors during birth and care for women before and after their birth.
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I work in various countries that require additional midwifery support. This could be following a natural disaster, war or supporting a community and their midwives.
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I work in fetal medicine, using ultrasound. I look for anomalies of the developing fetus. I work closely with obstetricians and geneticists.