Midwifery students get creative to earn supplemental income while apprenticing. Most times, being a student midwife comes unpaid. If you are lucky enough to be paid it only covers some of your gas or eating expenses. Just because you are not making money from apprenticing does not mean you cannot make money at all. There
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Birth Worker Jobs that Compliment Midwifery
Being a midwife may be your dream or it may not be. There are many birth worker jobs that let you be present during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period.
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Obstacles to Becoming A Midwife pt. 1
Becoming a midwife is a goal many have but it is not always attainable. I encourage you to do the math and add up what it will cost to be a student midwife before you start your apprenticeship and schooling. The biggest hinderance for many prospective midwives is the cost. Other reasons you might not
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Questions to Ask Your Prospective Preceptor
You should go to your interview with a prospective preceptor with a list of questions ready to ask. After finding a preceptor or two, the worst thing that you can do is go in blind and not know what you want to ask your prospective preceptor before hand. You will always forget that important questions
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How to Find a Preceptor
Finding a preceptor can be nearly impossible Depending on where you live it could be really easy to find a preceptor or really hard to find one. You might even have to relocate to begin your apprenticeship. Here, in DFW there is an abundance of midwives ready to take on students but that doesn’t mean it is always easy
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What does it cost to be a student midwife?
The cost of being a student midwife can add up fast. How much money it takes to go through midwifery school/apprenticeship varies greatly by many factors including gas, fees, school costs, food, etc. Midwifery school and apprenticeship takes up a lot of time and money So before you enroll in school or start to apprentice
