Friendship among student midwives can be hard to find at first but even introverts need friends in their corner, Here is where to find them.
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Organization Tips for Student Midwives
When you think about being a student midwife, organization does not typically come to mind but it should. We dream about catching babies, palpating tummies and sweet newborn toes. What we do not dream about is the piles of paperwork that log every. single. thing. we. do. This is why we need organization. The amount
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Sign offs for Student midwives
Without obtaining your sign offs in a timely fashion, you could loose everything. Student midwives need to be better about getting sign offs/ signatures from your preceptors. Do not go 6 months without getting your signatures or you may have to start over. Let that sink in You could loose months or years of your
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The on call life
Midwifery is a rewarding career but the on call life, stress and the conditions you put yourself in takes a toll on your mind and body. Are you prepared to live the on call life? Have you ever been up for 72 hours with minutes of sleep, no shower, 3 day old clothes and a
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Student Midwife Bag
What bag you have and what’s inside it is hot topic on all the student midwife pages. We all seek to find that perfect bag that holds all the things we need. Each practice requires their students to have different supplies with some supplying them all and others wanting you to build up your birth
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10 Things To and Not to Do as A Student Midwife
I was recently asked for a list of what not to do while apprenticing as a student midwife and it stumped me for a moment. The first thing that came to mind was “don’t have a bad attitude!” This can be hard as a student because we are all humans and have our bad days.
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Self-care for Midwives and students
Midwives and students alike preach self-care to their clients every single day but do we practice what we preach? Burnout is too common in midwifery.
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Boundaries save student midwives from abuse
Most preceptors are not abusers, but some midwives abuse their students, are you being abused? Find out if you are and what your options are.
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Obstacles to Becoming A Midwife pt. 2
Many obstacles can stand in the way of becoming a midwife. Do any stand in your way?
