Re: Fear is no reason to give birth in hospital
Yes, I agree that the midwives need to be confident enough in themselves to handle a homebirth as things can go wrong, they need to be able to deal with that, without the use of an emergency buzzer which I'm sure comes with practice and experience.
It's a good idea to have a prerequisite approved course but I honestly don't think that thats feasible and would put off people who have other commitments, ie; children etc... My personal opinion on this is to integrate these things somehow into the actual course so that they are studied alongside other subjects and are not stand-alone units. Having them as stand-alone courses could be slightly confusing if you don't have something to compare it to and are not able to put it into practice.
Another way to integrate these things is to have a specific access to midwifery course available in all colleges etc... as most colleges offer 'Access to Health' or 'Access to Nursing' which cover a wide range of subjects but are not specific in any one profession. 'Access to midwifery' could then be a university entry requirement.
I'm not trying to put down the current access courses as I myself am doing Access to Health Professions and it's very informative but as I've said, non-specific.
Oh, if only we could change the world hey... Maybe one day...
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