"Womens' birth experiences seem to be governed
according to who is in charge at the time rather than a midwifery model of
care. I would love the opportunity to get involved with the One Mother One
Midwife campaign because it would allow me the opportunity to work within
the NHS (which I fully support as an institution) but also in the way I feel
most benefits the individuality of the women I care for."
"I'm Just qualifying now
(Feb 07) and I'm not very keen to work in the current structure of
care. I'm not ALLOWED to go into the community setting, which is where
my heart lies. This really annoys me! Albany midwives go out
newly qualified and they were some of the best midwives I've worked with!
There's no support for me here. I am Interested!"
"My training was
undertaken in Somerset . The hospital has a small maternity unit
with dedicated midwives striving to normalise all aspects of the pre-conception,
antenatal, intra-partum and postnatal care. I moved to London
with the main aim to widen my cultural experiences of midwifery care.
Little did I know that this move would actually mean not being
able to give the full care experience I have been used to. I am
frequently being pulled from room to room not being able to finish a care
package started. I believe the introduction of the NHSCMM would be
a realistic and fulfilling way of giving me job satisfaction and women
of London/UK the care they deserve."
"I qualify as a midwife
in April 2007 and am very concerned re: current lack of employment
opportunities. After studying for over 5 years to get to this stage
the thought of not being able to practise as a qualified midwife is
devastating."
"I qualified in 2005 and
went independent straight away. I haven't been able to find a job in
my area that I would feel happy doing. I am committed to providing
continuity of carer, I do not like being hospital based. The Introduction of
the NHSCMM would enable me to work within the NHS in a way I'd be
comfortable with."
"I have been qualified
for four months and currently work part-time within a consultant-led unit
and in the community. I am committed to the concept of one-to-one
midwifery as I believe that this will provide me with the opportunity
to provide the best care for women and babies. I am prepared to work
in this way as soon as the chance arises in my area."
"I am a qualified
midwife currently working as a health visitor. This model would enable
me to return to midwifery working within a system that I can control myself,
and which would enable me to build professional relationship with woman and
family throughout the childbearing year
"I am currently a
midwifery student in Canada, I hold dual UK-Canadian citizenship, one of the
prime reasons I moved to Canada 3 years ago was to train and work in the
Ontario Midwifery Model, lack of access in the UK and a highly
dissatisfactory practice for midwives which was and is currently in place in
the UK and under which I had no wish to work. Were this new model of
midwifery care to become the accepted and standard means of practice
in the UK I would gladly return."
"The trust I am attached
to offers a one to one service sucessfully for a limited number of women, it
inspires me to continue with my studies! The community midwifery model
is so obviously the best way of working for midwives to the benefit of
all! I hope this dream will become a reality by the time I
qualify - this is how I intend to work and I would love to be able to work
like this within the NHS"
"I am due to qualify as
a midwife in shortly. The community model of midwifery is the only way that
I wish to practice. The alternative for me is independent midwifery, but now
even that is under threat.
"I am at present not
working, I am a qualified midwife, but finished working 2 years ago because
I was tired of the stress and my inability to do the job I love properly. I
am currently embarking on having my name re-registered as I need to go back
to work. However the idea of returning to the stress and frustration is not
filling me with joy. I love being a midwife, I love the challenges, I
do not love the situation, I am very interested in the Community Midwifery
Model."
"I qualify as a midwife
at the end of September and it is my intention to work within the NHS
although I do not agree with the model of maternity care generally offered
by the NHS. I am not in a position to practice independently at this
stage. When I had my son I was fortunate enough to received the kind
of care that the NHSCMM aims to provide and I would love to work within the
model of care offered by NHSCMM."
"One mother
one midwife - wonderful idea!"
I am in full support of
this campaign, as not only will it give women a choice but it will also
give midwives a choice. It will also provide midwives with greater support
and security for those wishing to work independently but are too worried
to do so.
"I
plan on working within the NHS when I qualify and and very disheartened at
the way women are being treated during their pregnancy, labour and
postnatally. I wish to be part of a move to change this."
"I
am FED UP of working within the NHS as it is not woman-centred but NHS
centred. The only reason why I am still in it is because I am a single
mum with a mortgage and in need of an assured regular income, otherwise I
would have been independent from my first day of registration or would have
left the profession and gone to work for Sainsbury's!
The
one mother one midwife campaign is what I was waiting for, the NHSCMM is
what women need, it's what midwives and myself need!
If the NHSCMM comes a reality I will stay in the NHS until I drop
dead, if it does not as soon as my son is self sufficient I shall be running
out of the NHS doors as quickly as possible I
can assure you!"
