Originally Posted by Shoshana  A midwife who used to work with me emigrated to NZ last year. She's hospital based. She's feeling very disillusioned, because the independent midwives come in and give the care during labour. She feels like a maternity nurse and says that her skills are not being utilised.
- Just another point of view. |
I think that is the downfall of working in some hospitals in New Zealand, core midwives are relegated to secondary and tertiary care. In a way this ensures that women do have continuity of carer and the core is there for clinical back-up.