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The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162229417-S0M4LTFUPY7VQCBDPO2Y/Free-Yourself-from-Workplace-Bullying-e1435048949336-188x300.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162232317-TQV48C9C09S1S856S75H/Ross-and-Wilson-Anatomy-and-Physiology-in-Health-and-Illness-2014.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness (2014) Anne Waugh and Allison Grant A gorgeous, clear human biology guide with easy to read text explaining what’s happening under and on your skin. If you enjoy a good illustration or are one of those visual learners I’ve heard so much about, you’ll like this. Great for the basics of A + P that you'll likely have an exam on in the first year of midwifery training. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162225525-FSZSYPJI1J0OKQ7CF5CY/Anatomy-Physiology-for-Midwives-3-2011.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Anatomy & Physiology for Midwives 3 (2011) Jane Coad and Mary Dunstall I had the old version of this back when I was a student, and it’s helpful for exam revision, and for learning all the essential stuff you need to know to get good clinical skills. As you’d expect from the title, this, as opposed to the ‘Ross and Wilson’ guide above, is more midwifery focussed. If you already have lots of human bio knowledge, and just want the midwifery Anatomy + Physiology, this could be a good choice for you. Again, excellent explanations and visual learning support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162234231-Q6CYPYJTPMUKZKZI5CEA/Skills-For-Midwifery-Practice-Ruth-Johnson.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Skills For Midwifery Practice (2010) Ruth Johnson and Wendy Taylor Evidence-based, new, clear illustrations, - the next edition is out March this year (2016). The last edition was comprehensive, easy to follow, and as far as textbooks of this type go, covered almost every midwifery skill. Great for new student midwives as a go-to guide in your bag. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162229712-1XG4UVHHZX1X2KIPURYT/Mayes-Midwifery-2011.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Mayes Midwifery (2011) Sue Macdonald and Julia Magill-Cuerden This is one of the two big midwifery textbooks on the market. It’s pretty amazing really, a huge attempt to cover every midwifery topic in a good amount of detail. I have old colleagues and lecturers who have written chapters. The problem is evidence goes out of date so fast. The most recent version of Mayes is the 14th edition, out in 2011. These big textbooks can be good to give you a grounding, but I’d suggest not trying to read the whole thing or take every last word of it as gospel. I’d also buy second hand – see the end of this post for why. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162231825-IVUJL2BHO8S7CRVHKC5R/Myles-Midwifery-2014.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Myles Midwifery (2014) Jayne Marshall and Maureen Raynor This is the other big midwifery textbook. I've got a video on choosing between them here, but essentially they’re similar, just written by different midwifery experts. If you have to choose between Mayes and Myles, go for the one that’s most recent. These kind of books are about giving you an overview. Again, second hand is best and cheaper… Both Mayes and Myles come with cool e-features like quizzes, tests, online versions and so on if you buy them new. But I suspect you won't be at a disadvantage to get second-hand books and skip the extras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162236960-UXZ9NGGSMTS8C5WZU9YB/The-New-Midwifery-Science-and-Sensitivity-in-Practice-2006.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The New Midwifery: Science and Sensitivity in Practice (2006) Lesley Ann Page and Rona McClandish This stands out for me when I remember books I had as a student midwife. It’s lovely. I think about it kind of like a textbook for people who like to read and learn via story telling. The tone is more conversational and more woman-centred than many textbooks, with case studies and quotes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162231136-K55IUVJ095MLGIQL9UH0/Midwifery-Essentials-2009-Basics.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Midwifery Essentials (2009) Helen Baston, Jennifer Hall, and Alyson Henley-Einion There are four of these books: ‘Basics’, ‘Antenatal’, ‘Intrapartum’ and ‘Postnatal’. They’re actually based on articles from ‘The Practising Midwife’ – which is a great journal focussed on actionable advice for midwives. They’re evidence-based, reference the NMC, and are clear and easy. If you feel you learn best from reading about the hands-on stuff most of all, these will be great. The downside is they are now 7 years old, so if I was a student midwife, I’d only buy them if I felt they were right for my learning style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162227757-AUDB7I9U265QGONYMT2A/Contexts-of-Midwifery-Practice-2015.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Contexts of Midwifery Practice (2015) Helen Muscat, Heather Passmore, and Sam Chenery-Morris A cracking little book that combines approachable text with good visuals aimed to get you learning fast. It’s contemporary, and all about how to be ‘with women’ in an evidenced based way within the diverse communities that midwives care for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162228166-FBUC1GE79FQPFRQ60QR5/Effective-Birth-Preparation-Your-Practical-Guide-to-a-Better-Birth-2009-.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Effective Birth Preparation: Your Practical Guide to a Better Birth (2009) Maggie Howell This one was written for clients – a great starting point for birth and the psychological needs of women. Lots of good accounts from women; a good summary of research; and written in a lovely calming way that makes you want to dim the lights, play some soft music, and protect a labouring woman’s space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162236467-OD34BSEF938SEPZ4XBVU/The-Labour-Ward-Handbook-2013.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The Midwife's Labour and Birth Handbook (2013) Vicky Chapman and Cathy Charles I loved this as a go-to book on labour ward. It’s evidence-based, but also has practical advice – for instance, not being worried if women are very quiet during labour – this can be a very good thing as women retreat inward! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162229923-MVUO2PB04Q96QUO5ZX3L/Medical-Disorders-in-Pregnancy-A-Manual-for-Midwives-2013.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Medical Disorders in Pregnancy A Manual for Midwives (2013) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162227101-3KJEQMH2DLRRTH4AMGWD/Call-The-Midwife-2002-1.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Call The Midwife (2002) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162225230-UOL1TYPI9M9O84PO6O7I/9781472211736-279x300.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The Baby’s Coming (2014) Virginia Howes Awww…I adore Virginia Howes. I believe some women out there are just born to be leaders. An Independent Midwife (who works outside the NHS for private clients) with so much to give and teach, Virginia is an entrepreneur at heart, which is not something often enough associated with midwifery. Her drive, passion, commitment, and ability to think for herself make her one of the modern heroes of midwifery. This book proves she’s a great author too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162225793-EVD23WNL3I16KKNE9UP2/Baby-Catcher-2003.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Baby Catcher (2003) Baby Catcher (2003) Peggy Vincent I’m only part way through this, don’t tell me the ending! Excellent for a perspective from the USA, and as we discussed, America gets everywhere so even if you’re a UK midwife, you’ll benefit from knowing how care developed over there. A great insight can be gained from her series of care and birth descriptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162238726-QYKHRC0S8K5C98ZD5OOU/The-Red-Tent.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The Red Tent The Red Tent (1997) Anita Diamant How to introduce you to this book….? It’s set in Biblical times, and the writing is from the pov of Dinah, daughter of Jacob (The Jacob who was the father of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat). Dinah is a midwife, and the story covers early attitudes to menstruation, sisterhood, birth, death, love, life and pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162231535-RLDES4UO1WLB1KH867TT/Monique-and-the-Mango-Rains-2007.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Monique and the Mango Rains (2007) Monique and the Mango Rains (2007) Kris Holloway This is on my book list and reading the blurb gave me excited chills down my spine. An account of midwifery and birth in Mali, which balances the culture differences and things like female circumcision which we (rightly) find shocking, with the powerful emotions from what it must be like to practice under those circumstances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162234830-27ODG8HVOTMY6Z85QB2D/The-Birth-House-2010.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The Birth House (2010) The Birth House (2010) Ami McKay Another on my reading list – oh for more time and needing less sleep! In Nova Scotia, a province of Canada, there’s rich history of midwifery. From the quick glance I’ve had through, the writing is like a combination of my favourite European female authors (Austin, Joanne Harris, Margaret Atwood), with a deep midwifery philosophy throughout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162239220-EB185NEY0BCB0I16MHJ5/th-2-194x300.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162224926-37H6IT7BE3CA5U3IG0N1/101-Tips-for-Planning-Writing-and-Surviving-Your-Dissertation-2015.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List 101 Tips for Planning, Writing and Surviving Your Dissertation (2015) 101 Tips for Planning, Writing and Surviving Your Dissertation (2015) Sara Wickham I really wish this had been around when I was a student midwife! Sara Wickham is a powerhouse modern leader, researcher, midwife and writer, and it’s amazing she’s taken the time to put this together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162239615-M551QGEJ9OM35IHQLM4A/The-Womanly-Art-Of-Breastfeeding-2010.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding (2010) The Womanly Art Of Breastfeeding (2010) Diane Wiessinger, Diana West, and Teresa Pitman An all in one breastfeeding book for women but also for midwives. I love the title. Great evidence-based breastfeeding advice and positivity – it’s the little touches like talking about how babies tend to clench their fists when they’re hungry which are so helpful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162235641-Z90D2E41TOV94C0L6D25/The-Food-of-Love-2008.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List The Food of Love (2008) The Food of Love (2008) Kate Evans An amazing cartoon guide to breastfeeding: fun, great for when you’re utterly exhausted and need something evidence-based, but also inspirational and funny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162233926-86BKOOBA8T1YBUQR1BQF/Sensitive-Midwifery-1986.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List Sensitive Midwifery (1986) Sensitive Midwifery (1986) Caroline Flint I love this book. It’s all about building confidence. Confidence for women for pregnancy, birth and mothering, and confidence for midwives, so they can support women. It proposes your significant other calls you ‘super midwife’, and reminds you how important midwifery is - and of the fact that if you keep seeking supportive connection, even on the worst of days, you’ll find it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1614162253423-SOXU2UWRMD92FDE032WK/new-walk-scaled-192x300.jpg All Blog Posts - The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making Reading List New Walk (2018) Ellie Durant This is my midwifery novel - my favourite review is here: 'I absolutely loved it! Chloe is a very strong and relatable character, and her story is emotional and inspiring. It's uplifting in parts and heartbreaking in others, which is everything I look for in a good book! 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I previously worked at The Rosie Hospital, where I ran the Birth Afterthoughts service as a Band 6 midwife. I supported parents to talk through their births and worked closely with consultant midwives, PALS and midwifery managers, and perinatal mental health services around concerns, complaints, and complex care. I now work independently, providing a calm, compassionate space to reflect on birth experiences. I support parents to understand clinical decision-making, make sense of their maternity notes, and explore their options for future births. While I am not a mental health professional, my work is grounded in trauma-informed midwifery care, and I have extensive experience sensitively and clearly explaining what happened from a medical perspective. My practice is shaped by ongoing training in trauma-informed care, including regular attendance at Trauma in Birth and Marcé Society Perinatal Mental Health conferences. I am committed to equity, anti-racism, and providing safe, inclusive care for LGBTQIA+ families, and I receive regular professional supervision from an experienced counsellor. More recently, I became a mum to my daughter, Marianne - an experience that has deepened my understanding of how birth experiences can stay with us, and how important it is to feel heard and supported. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/d15efaa4-e55e-4b18-88ab-c6a80ffe01a5/Birth+Reflections+%284%29.png About Ellie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1635093581809-DM0VHYJ0AMM42QC2XHA7/ellie_durant_0060.jpg About Ellie https://midwifediaries.com/aspiring-midwifes daily 0.75 2021-02-27 https://midwifediaries.com/student-midwifes daily 0.75 2021-02-27 https://midwifediaries.com/books daily 0.75 2023-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/7e6a28bc-9750-411b-a4fd-234e1cc1d0d0/Untitled+design+-+2023-05-09T103626.509.png Books - Becoming a Midwife ‘I’m officially back in my midwifery course. I had failed a module 3 times and had to defer. At the time, there weren’t many resources on how to write academically for midwifery/the degree that were user friendly and understandable. As soon as your latest book came out, I ordered it and studied it religiously. I used it as my guide for my first piece of university work back following my deferral. I got my results today, and achieved an 80 (first class!) Not only have I gone from failing academically to achieving such a fantastic mark, it’s also the first time in my life I have ever achieved anything above a 2:2. I absolutely believe that reading your latest book helped me so much in understanding what is required for midwifery related academic work, alongside your kindness and support during our online meetings giving me the confidence to keep going through my year out.’ - Student midwife Maddie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/3fe613ff-0051-4d3c-b43f-7c8f3dc540b5/91Ho2hM1wsL.jpg Books - Becoming a Midwife ‘This book is invaluable to any passionate potential student midwife! I am so pleased a local midwife recommended it when I was discussing my interest in entering the profession. The book is well written and easy to follow. It is filled with important information to help from the start of your application through to interview skills, tips and techniques. I now feel confident this is the right choice for me and that I can succeed!’ - Donna https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/00668ed6-2634-42b3-a164-ec99c25a0ec5/51B2MrQqQuL.jpg Books - Becoming a Midwife ‘A compelling, accessible and educational read for both those who do and do not practice midwifery. As somebody who does not, New Walk truly gave me a new respect for the profession. New Walk focuses on Chloe as she starts her journey as a student midwife, partly inspired by her late mother. Tackling subjects from the day-to-day midwifery tasks, to complex ethical issues, to the intriguing personal life of Chloe, New Walk is almost impossible to put down. Durant weaves her plot together beautifully. You can feel the pressure building on Chloe as her life starts buckling around her; her drug abusing father, her troublesome sister and distant boyfriend, all on top of an incredibly stressful workload. The particular strengths from the book lie in the pure sense wonder of childbirth, the catharsis in the aftermath; a feeling which is hard to capture. The build up and release. Durant also captures personal details beautifully. The relationship between Chloe and Christopher feels realistic, and very sad. Doomed early on with the protagonist's inability to strike a decent home-life balance; the fault of the character, or the demand from the profession? I always feel like I have read something really good when it causes me to think, even hours after I've put the book down. I can't get it out of my head. This is certainly the case from New Walk, and I absolutely can't wait to see what the next instalment brings.’ https://midwifediaries.com/interview-courses daily 0.75 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1616241718645-CMN8MASHK1Y0708HFX9P/Untitled+design+%2828%29.png Interview Courses https://midwifediaries.com/aspiring-midwife-list daily 0.75 2022-08-08 https://midwifediaries.com/personal-statement-one-to-one daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://midwifediaries.com/if-you-have-limited-volunteer-experience-1 daily 0.75 2021-03-18 https://midwifediaries.com/personal-statement-school daily 0.75 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1615209064964-KD5MI3MUIIL3QKWAWABI/mbp_page_builder_1.png Personal Statement School https://midwifediaries.com/interview-one-to-one daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://midwifediaries.com/timemanagement daily 0.75 2021-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1621067714425-5RK5I123X0VDSUIA38T8/IMG_20210515_090847195_PORTRAIT+%281%29.jpg Time Management I’ve spent the last 6 months as a return to practice midwife which is a very similar experience to being a student. Alongside this, I’ve been running my business and writing a book. I’m pleased to say I got signed off with ‘outstanding’ and will soon be taking my post as a registered midwife. This has been an excellent way of testing the Time Management for Student Midwives chapter of my book. To write this I reviewed lots of productivity and learning resources and research and then made a list of what worked and what didn’t in the context of midwifery. Though midwifery is never easy there were plenty of excellent ideas that worked incredibly well. In this hour-long Time Management Workshop we will: Use self-efficacy theory to find way of managing everything you have to do, on your terms Look at tools like 80:20 and work with a real student midwife to-do list You’ll come away with strategies for when you’re really up against it and review the best of what I’ve learnt from my student midwife community Overall this session is about building trust with yourself and helping you succeed in a way that feels right to you https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1620195584338-436RHHRPDHG838BQU7Q4/Time+Management+for+Student+Midwives+-+May+15th.png Time Management - Time Management for Student Midwives - Live Webinar (with Q&A support) Saturday 15th May 11am Via Zoom There will be a recording available Limited spots, please sign up as soon as possible https://midwifediaries.com/one daily 0.75 2024-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1620571832168-EIUOYPHOYUESDYYVLNWP/In+the+secret+community%2C+diversity+is+strength+%2812%29.png Moderation https://midwifediaries.com/two daily 0.75 2024-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1620572326957-QFQTT0XYML6OCDII1LKN/In+the+secret+community%2C+diversity+is+strength+%2814%29.png Ongoing Moderation https://midwifediaries.com/three daily 0.75 2021-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1620570840593-N1QMBOTGDKSYXOD76ARX/In+the+secret+community%2C+diversity+is+strength+%289%29.png Closing the Post https://midwifediaries.com/twilight-writing-session daily 0.75 2021-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1620837875383-3GQUQAZI9KN7MVYQ5MTE/x.png The Twilight Writing Session - Ellie Durant is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Twilight Writing Session 13th May 6pm Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86359059007?pwd=ZTAxUk1VVmRoSnRoeTJWdnZkT2FDUT09 Meeting ID: 863 5905 9007 Passcode: 615592 https://midwifediaries.com/club daily 0.75 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1623666531318-8FJ1N8664252FH532OZT/Copy+of+Copy+of+Yellow+Black+Modern+Bold+Bachelor+Save+the+Date+Invitation.jpg Midwifery Application Club 2021/22 I know midwifery is a competitive course to get onto but first of all some reassurance: midwifery applicants tend to be far more capable than they think. However, if you’d like some further assistance, what I offer helps with confidence, midwifery knowledge and seeing your strengths. I also want you to have great social support as you take this very important step. 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There might not be answers but there are things we should talk about and share…to quote Glennon Melton, ‘We Can Do Hard Things’. The chat is at 2pm this coming Saturday. You will be able to access the recording if you can’t make it live. There are a limited number of spots so please sign up as soon as you can. https://midwifediaries.com/essay-course daily 0.75 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/02bd57a2-2632-4ef9-bc00-6b9801aaf938/ellie_durant_0017.jpg Essays on a Gut Level - Essays - why are they so hard? We rarely slow down and think about what the work we’re required to do actually means. Spending three years writing my new book ‘Becoming a Midwife - The Survival Guide For Passionate Student and Newly Qualified Midwives’ has helped me do a deep dive on the academic and practical bits of becoming a midwife. I'm also trying to live a bit more slowly (vestibular migraines and ambition are sometimes not a good mix) and this means I've had the opportunity to think even more deeply. I believe that essays writing is an art form. You need to summon a piece of work into existence using a series of judgement calls around what to include and at what level of detail. Most study guides won’t lead with this point. I think they’re concerned that you’ll forget the evidence if they talk about creativity. But though we should aim to be as objective as possible when writing academically, all knowledge is contestable and there is no certainty. 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This was the day I put together a structure for a 10,000-word chapter on essay writing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/4073ea38-f0fe-4ad9-a86b-55005697c871/d4206c0a-9aa5-40ce-b2f6-70197e7fd8cf.jpg Finding a Structure - You might not need to do this for assignments with a smaller word count, but you may want to try it just because it teaches you a lot about structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/5e96848a-8db7-4e49-acbb-d3d40d68ae42/cde3570b-49ab-4262-86cb-a9ee5f152692.jpg Finding a Structure - I find the writing-up process to be a lot easier if I have a physical plan next to me. https://midwifediaries.com/delivery-unit-skills-for-sensitive-people daily 0.75 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/69af654e-27ba-4965-a45e-3d7c1dbe26f9/PXL_20221228_133314197.jpg Delivery Unit Skills for Sensitive People - The Safe House Letter Set is a month long read along with an online component running over January 2023. Sign up for the member area below. This is where you can access the recordings and other content. https://midwifediaries.com/safe-house-sessions daily 0.75 2023-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/c783eaac-3786-4b7f-8e3d-ca21e3f11834/SAFE+HOUSE.png Safe House Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/499d5753-afce-427f-af8d-46d3e3036e35/PXL_20230122_135205927.jpg Safe House Sessions It was 1st July 2022, and I had just finished writing my most recent book. After four years of slogging through the project, the final email with the typescript had gone off to my editor, Helen. The house was covered in post-it notes, brown paper, and chapter outlines blue-tacked to plastic boards. My partner had suffered through two minor breakdowns and one cancelled holiday, and I never wanted to see another Harvard reference again. But it was done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/d0abc58e-d2d1-4da1-ab2e-8a6782166822/9781350322332.jpg Safe House Sessions - My current book, the Bloomsbury education guide, must have been a very strange project for my editor, Helen. I didn’t know until late on, but she was pregnant while working on it. I sent the final typescript on her last day before maternity leave. The goal of making that last day carried me through gracefully to the end. But as soon as I got a confirmation email from Helen and the work was done, I started to descend into listlessness and, yes, a little bit of a migraine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/e580da24-6ef0-4a0a-897e-91b689384106/PXL_20220916_132902184.MP.jpg Safe House Sessions - I am not good at moving slowly. I dislike the transitions that happen when a significant shift needs to occur. It is immensely frustrating and a little frightening when I don’t have a big project on the go and rolling forward. That’s actually why I like writing books - they give you somewhere to hide. You can’t finish the whole thing in a day, no one would expect you to. So it’s acceptable to make a tiny bit of progress each day. That’s the kind of project I live for. I have been considering starting a one-to-one listening service for midwives and students for years. I’ve done the personal statement/interview thing since 2012 and have an established practice around this kind of support, and I enjoy it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/4d720a93-5d9e-4f60-b539-c8f31a709011/PXL_20220831_113106580.jpg Safe House Sessions - In many ways, writing the book was a way of testing the water. I’m a little embarrassed to admit it, but writing a book for a big publisher like Bloomsbury can make you feel like you have some credibility. Also, broaching subjects like failure in practice, bullying, trauma and grief, and mental illness and so on are a bit of a downer in some people’s point of view. Sneaking them into an education guide with lots of overtly positive and helpful information seemed like an excellent way to Trojan Horse it to begin with… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/7599e5b1-8099-403d-8a19-057eceed2e19/Copy+of+Untitled+%28Facebook+Post+%28Landscape%29%29.png Safe House Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/6c21d2b4-14c8-469a-9f71-33b478fac387/PXL_20230131_082722742.jpg Safe House Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://midwifediaries.com/time-management-and-intuition daily 0.75 2023-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/2ce091d7-6507-4273-a211-56a721862f94/9781350322332+%286%29+%281%29.jpg Time Management and Intuition Thanks for signing up! Please see the Zoom details below. I’ll also email them out on the day. The session will be recorded. https://midwifediaries.com/dsfsp daily 0.75 2023-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/525c4ea6-a12e-4180-9fca-52b237bf25a0/Delivery+Unit+Skills+for+Sensitive+People+%281%29.png Delivery Unit Skills for Sensitive People - How do we offer amazing care, while holding together all our feelings about medicalisation, choice, and limitations on the service? What are the practical things you need to be able to do on delivery unit, while still bringing your emotional intelligence? Where do we even start with all this when even the name ‘Delivery Unit’ is problematic? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/f1ce1e0a-1dcc-4d1c-80ac-d3b767c0d094/IMG_20210330_113536293.jpg Delivery Unit Skills for Sensitive People - This is a course that lets you stroll around my head and my thoughts on complex intrapartum care. It covers the basic skills needed to offer brilliant care on delivery unit, including written what I prioritise, and materials/details on the notes I hold while I’m on shift and how I access them easily. In this course I am trying to unite the stuff we need to get done to offer safe and excellent care, along with the need to look after our own feelings and ‘midwife the midwife’. https://midwifediaries.com/dsfsp-2 daily 0.75 2023-03-06 https://midwifediaries.com/delivery-unit-skills-for-sensitive-people-seminar daily 0.75 2023-05-07 https://midwifediaries.com/dsfsp-7-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/4465e5d4-7bfe-43c4-aeab-0d8219ff94e2/2.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This box is about deciding which category babies are in, which will indicate what kind of observations they need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/52c2425b-227a-4848-a91b-653b8e909b05/Copy+of+Green+Amber+Red+Within+1st+Hr+temp+Obs+%2B+feed+within+hr+Obs+%2B+feed+within+hr+%402+hrs+obs+Perform+blood+glucose+monitoring+if+required+before+the+second+feed+or+by+4+hours+%404+hrs+Obs+4+hrly+observations+%4012+h.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - I used to forget how to measure for compression stockings (otherwise known as TEDS) - this is how I remembered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/f5708e03-83e5-4d4e-a21b-3ccc34dd3f3b/1.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This is a box showing our different protocols for observations on babies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/5e42bcc6-d633-4422-b30e-69eafeca4412/8.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This card reminds me how to work out medication doses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/207185ae-d60f-458f-b1fe-eac806854018/7.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This one is about CTG classification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/538c3fb3-25cf-4884-94da-90a0bd0a44b9/6.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - I’m not allowed to include this one for copyright reasons, but it’s one on vaginal examinations and what I’m feeling to work out positioning and can be found here, scroll down to figure 2.4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/47781132-945a-4d1a-8564-1079c3e526a2/4.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This is my basic guide to cord gases, i.e. when we take blood from the cord after a baby has been born https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/e215c09f-cb43-47e3-8cab-5e1c5af2d3cd/9.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - Blood values for pregnancy - this is most relevant to screening for pre-eclampsia. https://midwifediaries.com/dsfsp-7-2 daily 0.75 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/4465e5d4-7bfe-43c4-aeab-0d8219ff94e2/2.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This box is about deciding which category babies are in, which will indicate what kind of observations they need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/52c2425b-227a-4848-a91b-653b8e909b05/Copy+of+Green+Amber+Red+Within+1st+Hr+temp+Obs+%2B+feed+within+hr+Obs+%2B+feed+within+hr+%402+hrs+obs+Perform+blood+glucose+monitoring+if+required+before+the+second+feed+or+by+4+hours+%404+hrs+Obs+4+hrly+observations+%4012+h.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - I used to forget how to measure for compression stockings (otherwise known as TEDS) - this is how I remembered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/f5708e03-83e5-4d4e-a21b-3ccc34dd3f3b/1.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This is a box showing our different protocols for observations on babies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/5e42bcc6-d633-4422-b30e-69eafeca4412/8.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This card reminds me how to work out medication doses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/207185ae-d60f-458f-b1fe-eac806854018/7.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This one is about CTG classification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/538c3fb3-25cf-4884-94da-90a0bd0a44b9/6.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - I’m not allowed to include this one for copyright reasons, but it’s one on vaginal examinations and what I’m feeling to work out positioning and can be found here, scroll down to figure 2.4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/47781132-945a-4d1a-8564-1079c3e526a2/4.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - This is my basic guide to cord gases, i.e. when we take blood from the cord after a baby has been born https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/e215c09f-cb43-47e3-8cab-5e1c5af2d3cd/9.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) - Blood values for pregnancy - this is most relevant to screening for pre-eclampsia. https://midwifediaries.com/dsfsp-7-2-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/4465e5d4-7bfe-43c4-aeab-0d8219ff94e2/2.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - This box is about deciding which category babies are in, which will indicate what kind of observations they need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/52c2425b-227a-4848-a91b-653b8e909b05/Copy+of+Green+Amber+Red+Within+1st+Hr+temp+Obs+%2B+feed+within+hr+Obs+%2B+feed+within+hr+%402+hrs+obs+Perform+blood+glucose+monitoring+if+required+before+the+second+feed+or+by+4+hours+%404+hrs+Obs+4+hrly+observations+%4012+h.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - I used to forget how to measure for compression stockings (otherwise known as TEDS) - this is how I remembered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/f5708e03-83e5-4d4e-a21b-3ccc34dd3f3b/1.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - This is a box showing our different protocols for observations on babies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/5e42bcc6-d633-4422-b30e-69eafeca4412/8.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - This card reminds me how to work out medication doses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/207185ae-d60f-458f-b1fe-eac806854018/7.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - This one is about CTG classification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/538c3fb3-25cf-4884-94da-90a0bd0a44b9/6.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - I’m not allowed to include this one for copyright reasons, but it’s one on vaginal examinations and what I’m feeling to work out positioning and can be found here, scroll down to figure 2.4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/47781132-945a-4d1a-8564-1079c3e526a2/4.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - This is my basic guide to cord gases, i.e. when we take blood from the cord after a baby has been born https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/e215c09f-cb43-47e3-8cab-5e1c5af2d3cd/9.png Soft ID Card Holders (Copy) (Copy) - Blood values for pregnancy - this is most relevant to screening for pre-eclampsia. https://midwifediaries.com/dsfsp-2a-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-08 https://midwifediaries.com/conclusion-1 daily 0.75 2023-03-08 https://midwifediaries.com/the-safe-house-letter-set-member-area-sign-up daily 0.75 2023-03-22 https://midwifediaries.com/new-page daily 0.75 2023-03-27 https://midwifediaries.com/jasnqm daily 0.75 2024-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/aa873f5b-5d71-41e1-ab3f-1c029f5f38c1/Copy+of+Copy+of+Delivery+Unit+Skills+for+Sensitive+People+%281%29.png Job Applications for Student and Newly Qualified Midwives - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/0fc6e7aa-4c4a-483a-b9fc-8c16d8bd74a3/Untitled+design+%281%29.jpg Job Applications for Student and Newly Qualified Midwives - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://midwifediaries.com/wssnqm daily 0.75 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/f1ce1e0a-1dcc-4d1c-80ac-d3b767c0d094/IMG_20210330_113536293.jpg Workshop for Senior Students and NQMs - Thanks so much for joining us for a Hot Seat! We will email out the Zoom details before the event. They are also below. https://midwifediaries.com/birth-reflections daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/96d995fa-73b6-465c-ab24-15417e431b4c/WhatsApp+Image+2026-01-04+at+21.02.48.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/c6616d28-6d17-4948-87c1-db16de3e5b4c/ellie_durant_0006+%287%29.jpg Birth Reflections ellie@midwifediaries.com I am a registered midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA), offering independent birth reflection sessions for parents who want to better understand their birth experience. I previously worked at The Rosie Hospital, where I ran the Birth Afterthoughts service as a specialist midwife. I supported parents to talk through their births and worked closely with consultant midwives, PALS and midwifery managers, and perinatal mental health services around concerns, complaints, and complex care. Contact me via ellie@midwifediaries.com for more information and a short free phonecall to see if I can help. https://midwifediaries.com/istening-strategy-and-stillness-in-midwifery daily 0.75 2023-05-02 https://midwifediaries.com/istening-strategy-and-stillness-in-midwifery-1 daily 0.75 2023-05-03 https://midwifediaries.com/workshop-aspiring-midwives-2023 daily 0.75 2023-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/d387b20a-294a-44f5-917c-4d4c42e5d4a1/Untitled+design+-+2023-04-15T082600.029.png Personal Statement Workshop for Aspiring Midwives Over half of midwives often think about leaving their job (RCM). This breaks my heart, especially as in my career as a writer and community builder, I come across midwives who love their work all the time. Often, thinking about leaving midwifery is just a way of thinking through the changes we must make at work. But it’s uncomfortable keeping going in practice without taking action. Let’s think through your options outside of midwifery, the reasons why you may be thinking about leaving, and how to decide on the right path for you. https://midwifediaries.com/dusfspv daily 0.75 2023-07-23 https://midwifediaries.com/comitted-uncertainty daily 0.75 2023-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/5d36bde3-6db1-41da-aeee-9f78c82d0d88/PXL_20230802_095925808.jpg Committed Uncertainty - The Truth is More Complicated Than ‘The System is Broken’ I’m a midwife who for a long time could not figure out a philosophy that fit my experience of working in the NHS. Over the years, I’ve heard things like ‘the NHS is amazing, we should all appreciate it’ (often said with a positive edge, implying that every client should feel grateful for what they get) or ‘the system is broken’ (with the implication that it's beyond repair and the NHS can never get it right). But to me, the truth is so much more complicated than either of these descriptions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/1ab58677-7d38-4a0c-89f5-40c430895b93/Untitled+design+-+2023-10-14T094513.226.png Committed Uncertainty - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/6fdc7047-d2ee-4d06-9b6a-67883d5cd61f/Untitled+design+-+2023-10-14T094238.178.png Committed Uncertainty - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60361e4e50f9d152a0d8a985/fc46030d-ff33-42eb-bec2-c7309c782b95/PXL_20230430_062134222.jpg Committed Uncertainty - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://midwifediaries.com/heart-centred-advocacy1 daily 0.75 2023-11-05 https://midwifediaries.com/personal-statement-q-and-a daily 0.75 2023-10-22 https://midwifediaries.com/heartwork daily 0.75 2023-11-05 https://midwifediaries.com/general-4-1 daily 0.75 2023-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847914069-83LTMROG2H2YB1JMZ1GS/image-asset.jpeg General 4 - Make it stand out. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847915436-R9WAHJ8ZSPXL521LOBA9/image-asset.jpeg General 4 - Make it stand out. 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