confessions of a pragmatic midwife stuck between the NHS and a hard place
When I was first interested in midwifery I joined lots of groups dedicated to a vision of true midwifery – radical midwives, real midwives, grassroot midwives. Basically midwives who felt that the medical model of childbirth had taken over and women needed to connect and trust their bodies. I want to stress I feel strongly…
“I know it’s not your fault but it’s just that I really have a thing about waiting, It makes me really stressed. We’ve been waiting for hours now. If the doctors think it’s so important for me to be induced why have we been waiting for so long.” There is no way on earth I…