Learn How to Become a Midwife
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Getting Selected
Midwife Confidence Hacks
We all have areas of our life where we feel ultra confident, and other areas where we feel like a nervous wreck! Applying for a place on a Midwifery course, or a job as a midwife, whether it’s your…
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Getting Selected
Top 6 Personal Statement Turnoffs!
Your personal statement is a crucial component of any university or job application. It’s the first opportunity for the admissions team or recruiter to get a good sense of who you are (their first impression of you so to…
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Being a Midwife
What is it like as an agency midwife?
You arrive at work, you are apprehensive, nervous and out of your comfort zone. You look down and you suddenly realise you are naked! Well, you are not really naked, but that is how you feel when you are…
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Being a Midwife
How does having children of your own change your perspective as a midwife?
When I was training to be a midwife, I trained with a variety of fabulous women: school leavers, grandmothers and mothers of children. We all came to midwifery for a variety of reasons but all bought a different perspective…
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Being a Midwife
10 practical skills you will learn in the first 6 months on the ward?
When you are a student midwife, you are so keen to get going! You have waiting to do this, and to get your badge and uniform, for so long. When you arrive at university there is a (variable) time…
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Being a Midwife
Preparing mothers and families – the do’s and don’ts
Looking after pregnant women is all about preparing for the ‘big event’, labour, birth and becoming parents. What you will realise is that there is a lot of fear surrounding childbirth, mainly because women are not kind to one…
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Getting Selected
Getting the Right Midwife Experience
There’s no getting around the fact that applying to study Midwifery very competitive, with hundreds more applicants than places. So how can you make sure that your application stands out? Qualifications are great, but there are many other things…
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Ten Tips for Showcasing your Relevant Experience in your Application
Although you’ll be expected to have a basic level of qualifications to be accepted onto a Midwifery course, one of the most important things the admissions team will be looking for in the selection process is what kind of…
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