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Student news
What’s new in the student world? Your chance to tell us where you’ve been and what you’ve been up to...
An international career path
Midwife Sophie Maule reflects on her week working with a Chilean midwife and highlights the benefits of placements abroad.
A cultural shift
As the health secretary calls for an end to bullying and harassment within the NHS and seeks staff opinion on how to tackle it, Helen Bird looks at the effect such a culture can have on student midwives – and the steps you can take if you find yourself ...
A day in the life of… a consultant midwife
Sophie Windsor is a consultant midwife based at Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Here she explains a typical day in her role and why she enjoys it so much.
A day in the life of... a midwifery expert witness
When a claim is brought against the NHS for negligence in maternity care, a midwifery expert witness is often called in. Julia Sanders, professor of clinical nursing and midwifery at the School of Healthcare Sciences in Cardiff, is an expert ...
A day in the life of… a professor in midwifery studies
Soo Downe is a professor in midwifery studies at the School of Community Health and Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire. She describes a typical working day and her battle with her inbox.
‘Be the change you want to see!’
Following the recent Student Midwives Forum elections, we caught up with two of the outgoing members to find out what they gained from their experience.Student midwife forum elections 2018
The nominations for student midwife elections to the RCM Student Midwife Forum (SMF) are open. We are looking for 1 student midwife from Scotland, 1 from Wales, 1 from England and 2 from Northern Ireland.
A day in the life… Leanne Turner
Life for Leanne Turner looks very much like you’d expect for a busy mum of four. But 16 months ago, her time was spent very differently. It was spent in a hospital, standing over an incubator, watching her tiny son fight for his life.