Working as a midwife in Gisborne, New Zealand Sarah Stewart April 2008 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License Image: ' Lone evening surfer. ' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/161747599

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Rural community Isolated 30,000 people

Rural community

Isolated

30,000 people

Image: ' Art deco time. ' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/161750574 High Maori population Agriculture Forestry Wine

High Maori population

Agriculture

Forestry

Wine

Image: ' Maori Fence ' www.flickr.com/photos/22443621@N00/51318380 Maori: High unemployment Poor health statistics Higher mortality Lower life expectancy

Maori:

High unemployment

Poor health statistics

Higher mortality

Lower life expectancy

Downtown Gisborne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattandbecky/2197426688 Worked as LMC: provided total midwifery care from conception to 6 weeks after baby was born

Image: ' Gisborne . ' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/109055812 Being LMC: full professional autonomy Brings huge responsibility but is very rewarding

Image: ' Southwest of Gisborne . ' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/109443179 Developed advanced midwifery skills: Assessment Actions Cannulation Perineal suturing Waterbirth Home birth

Developed advanced midwifery skills:

Assessment

Actions

Cannulation

Perineal suturing

Waterbirth

Home birth

Image: ' Gisborne from Kaiti Hill ' www.flickr.com/photos/37191669@N00/89059667

Image: ' Haka in the rain ' www.flickr.com/photos/44124385307@N01/471300486

http://www.flickr.com/photos/felipeskroski/281731096/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/felipeskroski/281731394/in/set-72157594349065720

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smthpal/2390200328/

Image: ' vines ' www.flickr.com/photos/82198730@N00/81125582

Image: ' placenta and amniotic sac - _MG_3995 ' www.flickr.com/photos/43927576@N00/289148405

Image: ' Like watercolours . ' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/161747951

Image: ' Wainui ' www.flickr.com/photos/54447069@N00/29629253

Gisborne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaij/218646241/

Tolaga Bay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattandbecky/2202548445/in/set-72157603725595788/

Gisborne Harbour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaij/218650927/ Reference: Stewart, S. 2001. What’s it like to work in . . . New Zealand. The Practising Midwife , 4 (10): 34-37.