Reflection can be defined as “a process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe‚ analyse and evaluate and so inform learning from practice.”(Reid‚ 1993) It is an important factor when working within any health profession and midwifery is certainly no exception. Schon (1991) defines a reflective practitioner as “someone who learns by reflecting on current experience and applies that learning to future practice.” Reflection allows midwives to grow and develop professionally as well
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MEDIA RELATIONS NATIONAL MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION CASE PROBLEM #1 Research: The Research process for the National Midwives Association (NMA) includes the investigation of promoting positive attitudes towards the modern day midwife. The National Midwives Association is an organization that is part of Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA)‚ which was founded in 1982. The NMA’s main purpose is to help women‚ who are pregnant‚ to deliver their babies at home in a safe way. That benefit is very
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Midwifery vs. Hospital Thousands of children are born each day‚ a large majority of them in hospitals. However‚ the process of child birth in a hospital can be hectic and chaotic due to a number of factors. A lot of this chaos can be avoided by using a midwife whom specializes in child birth. One problem faced with hospitals is that they are not only dealing with child birth but they are also dealing with injuries and many other sectors in their building. Therefore‚ all of their attention is
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I have always had a strong passion for midwifery. I am a volunteer for the NHS in the Labour ward at the General Oldham Hospital. Having gained this rewarding experience for over 18 months‚ I am thoroughly aware that midwives take on a vital task‚ in helping women from the beginning of a pregnancy to after birth and beyond. A content midwife guides a mother all the way through a healthy pregnancy‚ keeping vigilant to any complications which may arise. I observed working at the maternity unit‚ there
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Assess how a health worker can contribute to providing a positive experience for users of health services. Midwifery Midwiferies have many important skills to know. Midwiferies needs to be excellent to people that who has a baby to support and reassurance to a huge diversity of the women‚ during some of the most emotionally intense periods in their lives. Midwiferies have to communicate and observation really well with women and they need to be good at listening communication as well. Working as
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Nursing & Midwifery Feedback on Coursework – First Submission PART A: TO BE COMPLETED BY STUDENT AND SUBMITTED AS PAGE 1 OF ASSIGNMENT Module Title: | | Module Code: | | Level | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | Student Name: | | Student Number: | | Pathway e.g. Degree/Diploma: | | | | Submission Date: | | Extension Granted: YES NO | Late Submission Date: | Notified in advance to Module Coordinator:YES NO | Extenuating Circumstances: YES NO
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Mentoring is considered to originate from Greek mythology: “Mentor” referring to the ‘wise advisor’ ("Mentoring | Define Mentoring at Dictionary.com‚" n.d.). Similarly Galvin‚ 2004‚ as cited in Sport Coach UK (2010) referenced the Greek origins of mentor as being “a trusted advisor or friend”. Mentoring is a concept that has been around for a long time as an informal process often referred to as informal mentoring “We have all turned to an experienced friend or colleague for advice‚ especially when
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as a midwife for the past three years I was interested in extending my role in order to provide more holistic care for my caseload of clients and their babies. Holistic care for mothers‚ babies and their families is highly recommended within the midwifery profession and is known to provide an improved experience for women (Changing Childbirth (DOH 1993a) NMC 2012‚ NICE 2006). The Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) is one element of the UK National Screening programme and is offered to
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political and cultural factors at both a national and global level have a big impact on the Midwife woman partnership. The Oxford Dictionary (2012) defines culture as: the ideas‚ customs‚ and social behaviour of a particular people or society‚ and Midwifery as: a nurse (typically a woman) who is trained to assist women in childbirth. There are many factors that the midwife must take into consideration when implementing a partnership with an expectant mother from a different culture‚ than that of her
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woman throughout her pregnancy focussing particularly on the Booking interview‚ Combined Screening and the monitoring of a women and fetus during the antenatal period to include emotional well being. To satisfy the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Conduct 2008 (NMC)‚ consent has been gained and pseudonyms will be used to ensure confidentiality. The midwife will be referred to as Rachael and the client as Rebecca. Rebecca is a 26 year old nulliparous women. She works as a flight
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