My Story: Life as a midwife Sarah Stewart International Day of the Midwife 2009

How long have you been practising?

Why did you choose midwifery?

What do you enjoy about your role/dislikes?

Where is your place of employment, if public have you worked for private and vice versa and do you have a personal preference and reasons for this.

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What advice would you give to a 1st year midwifery student?

What would be the biggest emotional challenge you have been faced with? Were you prepared, how did you react?

Were you prepared, how did you react?

Do you find your work to be a physical challenge?

To what extent do politics influence midwifery and how have you seen them change since you have been practising?

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What do you believe the role of a midwife to be? Has this changed since you started?

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How does your role vary when caring for mothers from different cultural backgrounds?

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Do you have good relationships with obstetricians and other medical colleagues?

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How did you become a midwife, what study/practical was involved for you at that time?

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What do you love about being a midwife?

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Is there anything you would like to see changed?

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