Midwife Personal Statement

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From an early age the female human body and its capability to develop through pregnancy to birth fascinated me. This fascination still exists today. When I studied Child Development at School, I was interested in foetus development, labour and the wellbeing of the mother. This was when I decided I wanted to be a Midwife, but with a lack of confidence I focused on gaining life skills. For the past 8 years I have been working with adults who have a variety of cognitive, sensory and physical needs. Facilitating them with the motivation to become independent, and supporting them and their individual needs. I’ve learnt that everybody is different and that their life experiences should be person centred and dignified whilst respecting personal choices. …show more content…

Also, in this time I learnt valuable communication skills, all of which I used on a daily basis, including; sign language and intensive interaction. Everyone has different ways of communicating and being able to adapt and understand these needs as a midwife is valuable. There was a lot of personal care during this employment, varying from recognising and supporting someone having an epileptic seizure, changing incontinence pads, administering medication and checking blood sugar levels. As with my previous job, being a midwife is about making people comfortable, giving them the personal care they need and supporting family members. Not all births go to plan, or take the path the expectant mother would ¬¬¬¬like. My vast knowledge of impairment, and its impact on families, has given me the confidence to support any mother, whilst having complete empathy with their family. It was using all of these skills at such a high level that helped me work my way up to Deputy Manager. In this role I worked both alone and as part of a team. I supported staff and made sure a high level of care was carried out across the

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