Following on from the terrible news this week of the murder of a fellow midwife I’ve been thinking about resilience in our personal and professional lives as a response to stress and grief that we face. Although many midwives, myself included, never knew Sam, it is a shock to our Midwifery family and causes sadness … Continue reading
Breastfeeding Headlines
Today has seen the release of a position from the RCM on infant feeding with a massive response from national media, much of which has seemed incredibly unhelpful! The Daily mail headline, “End of breastfeeding shaming: Midwives ordered not to judge new mothers who choose to bottle feed” is an example which makes it sound … Continue reading Breastfeeding Headlines
The Beginning: My first blog
I have been a nurse and midwife for almost 32 years. I started as a student nurse, employed by a hospital, trained onsite in the school of nursing, lived in the nurses' home, and counted “in the numbers” on the off-duty working as part of the ward team, and latterly as a midwife, doing my … Continue reading The Beginning: My first blog