A guide to hold your hand through the midwifery degree, covering everything from application interviews all the way through to what to expect when you qualify, this is a must have for all midwifery students.
Written by Alicia Burnett, get her unique insight into achieving success as a midwifery student – including how you can advocate for a diverse community of women and birthing people and lead change in midwifery.
Written in an engaging and accessible style, each chapter will follow the same format making it easy for the reader to navigate.
Includes information on digital literacy including the use of social media as a student midwife.
1. Being a midwife: beyond catching babies - Curlene Wilson 2. Being decisive: choosing the right midwifery programme for you - Alicia Burnett 3. Being yourself: using your uniqueness to get onto a midwifery degree - Alicia Burnett 4. Being prepared: getting ready to start your course! - Alicia Burnett 5. Being digitally literate: e-learning, social media and digital transformation - Alicia Burnett 6. Being successful: maximising your chances of academic success - Alicia Burnett 7. Being with women and birthing people: the rewards and challenges of clinical practice - Curlene Wilson 8. Being part of the team: working with other birth professionals - Curlene Wilson9. Being supported: asking for help and helping yourself - Curlene Wilson 10. Being an advocate: caring for marginalised communities - Alicia Burnett 11. Being a leader: you are not ‘just a student’! - Alicia Burnett 12. Being ready to qualify: becoming a newly qualified midwife - Curlene Wilson
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