The top performing schools in the November 2009 Midwifery Board Examination are the following:Section 7(m) of R.A. 8981, otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, states one function and responsibility of the Commission, to wit: “To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation.”A. WITH 10-99 Read Full Story
Hiring a midwife can be one option in delivering your baby. Usually this method is done at home.And this method is also done naturally.Natural means that there are no drugs administered to a mother during her delivery.There are lots of mothers who choose this method because there are lots of benefits that they can get from it.Some examples of these benefits are that no drugs are used and that the delivery is done in the comforts of their homes.So let us discuss some of the roles... Read Full Story
I received this today from the NCT in response to my communication.
Dear Midwifemuse,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for your e-mail. It’s always really helpful to have feedback in this way.
My name is Jay, and I am the Campaigns Project Officer here at the NCT. As such, it’s very good to be told about the situation for midwives around the country.
We really do acknowledge the work that midwives do – as some of the entries in your blog, and the snapshot you provide show – often... Read Full Story
If a woman gets pregnant there would be a lot of important decisins that should be decided upon immediately. They need to choose a doctor.They need to choose a hospital whre they would deliver their babies.And other important things as well.Most women don’t realize that they also have the choice of opting for a natural delivery. That is when mothers do not want drugs to be administered on them during the delivery itself. With more and more people concerned with health this is a gaining... Read Full Story
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I read the NCTS’s research , Location, location, location and felt moved to email them. Here it is, will they reply? Will anyone out there stop the pressure and allow maternity services to make CONSIDERED changes rather than perform ill-judged and poorly planned knee-jerk reactions?
As a community midwife I know that your organisation is represented on local MLSC’s so you must appreciate the constraints which many Trusts are placing on local maternity services. In my area we do offer women... Read Full Story
When a woman is pregnant there are some choices to be made. She needs to go choose a doctor that suits her needs and wants.They need to find a suitable hospital where they can give birth to their babies. And there a few other things.What pregnant women do not realize is that they have a choice aside from the usual way of delivery and this is called natural delivery. That is when they try not to use drugs for delivery. This method is gaining a lot of following as more and more people become... Read Full Story
Midwifery is a profession concerned about the well-being of a pregnant mother. They provide prenatal care as well attend the birth. And they also provide postpartum care. In general, midwives are not usually nurses although they can be. But they are regulated and governed.But what are the misconceptions about them?
The misconception comes from the practice of giving birth at home. In my practice of helping women as a midwife in San Diego , homebirths are where people get confused.People... Read Full Story
Hiring a midwife can be one option in delivering your baby.This method is usually done at your own homes.And this method is also done naturally. What we mean by naturally is without the use of drugs. There are many women who have chosen this method for many benefits.Some examples of these benefits are that no drugs are used and that the delivery is done in the comforts of their homes.So now let us take a look at some of the roles that a midwife does during a delivery.
So let... Read Full Story
Last week I was flitting around the web and somewhere I read that an antenatal appointment with an NHS midwife costs £60. My reaction was predictable really, I ranted along the lines of ‘ How on earth have they come to that? The appointment only lasts 15 minutes. I only earn that in 4 hours’. etc, mingled with indignation and disbelief.
In my blog I have often grumbled about all the paperwork that I have to complete, much of this form-filling is generated courtesy of the PCT requiring... Read Full Story
