tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post3427607288402335326..comments2024-03-25T17:34:35.600+11:00Comments on Sarah Stewart: My previous lifeSarah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-67268140505106959132009-01-06T21:31:00.000+11:002009-01-06T21:31:00.000+11:00I should have answered the other half of your ques...I should have answered the other half of your question: I am extremely excited about the way my career is developing, and the directions I am traveling. I have worked in midwifery for nearly 25 years so I feel I have done my dash. Having said that, I'll always be a midwife at heart. <BR/><BR/>I have many generic skills that I have developed as a midwife that are transferable to the generic health field, so I am looking forward to that challenge. I am extremely grateful for all I have learned from midwives, students and the families I have worked with over the years, but I am having a ball exploring social media, networked learning etc and hope I will be able to continue to work in this area.Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-36806991686051985372009-01-06T21:18:00.000+11:002009-01-06T21:18:00.000+11:00Ultimately, I don't really know, Dot. Probably the...Ultimately, I don't really know, Dot. Probably the title 'previous life' is a bit extreme. If I can't get work at the end of this current 6 month contract, I will have no option but to return to clinical midwifery. I'm not too keen about being on call again but I must admit, I do miss working with women and students on a one-to-one basis. <BR/><BR/>I just wish I was able to access a primary birthing unit where I could just concentrate on normal birth. But instead, my local unit is a tertiary unit where the c-section rate is way over 30% (over 60%) some months and that brings a number of pressures when working there as a midwife. I do not enjoy working in that environment which is one of the reasons I stopped working as a clinical midwife. <BR/><BR/>My other major concern is my back - I badly damaged it about 4 years ago when looking after a woman in labour. I don't want to put it under that sort of pressure again.<BR/><BR/>So..in answer to your question...who knows?Sarah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480597227427423793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652950132925204088.post-8193425429148883752009-01-06T21:09:00.000+11:002009-01-06T21:09:00.000+11:00So have you definitely decided you are no longer a...So have you definitely decided you are no longer a midwife? I see how your career is taking you, and has for a while been taking you, away from practising midwifery, but it seems like quite a momentous thing to bracket it as a previous - finished - stage of your life. Do you feel sad or relieved or just excited about the new interests that are taking midwifery's place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com