Hi Jo,
Good to hear from you and how things are going.
All's well with me although I am slightly frustrated that my mid isn't going
anywhere very fast! Due to family committments, I have only been able to do
agency Mid since I moved up to Brisbane in January. Thus, I have only been
getting Post Natal shifts and only 3 Birth Suite shifts since that time. The RWH
here is the only place that will allow agency to work in their Birth Suites so
believe it or not, I have not had ANY births since I graduated!!
But, I have done a couple of things in the last few
weeks to try and change that. I have joined up to the RWH's casual pool and have
requeted to only work in Birth Suite, so fingers crossed, this weekend will be
the start of things!
Having said all that though, I have loved the past
months and get sent to about 4 maternity hospitals in Brisbane, so you do get to
know them well including the staff. Unfortunately, the Private hospitals have
about a 50% C/S rate and also a high instrumental delivery rate but it tends to
balance out with the other places I go to. So I feel like I'm really ready for
Birth Suite and I feel (and always felt this way as a student) that that is
where I want to end up. OR ................. the total other end of the spectrum
.......... independent midwifery! I, like you, feel particularly uncomfortable
with 'scissor happy' midwives, and eveything else interventionist, so I would
like to see myself practising privately in say 5-10 years time! I have also just
been to Holland and worked in a private midwifery practice so feel very inspired
to change things!!
Glad to hear you are well. Are you still at
RWH??
P.S. That baby with the mouth tears was the one
from last year. I never got any answers as to why it had happened so I thought
someone else could maybe shed some light on it!
Any amazing stories to swap that have happened to
you this year?? If you prefer to contact me privately, email me at
Eliza Merbis
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