I have just seen this thread and can relate to many of the comment.

I have had really good mentors, no mentors and mentors who were downright awful. I refuse to cry in front of them. I will not let them see me beaten!

I no longer report it to the uni because they do nothing and some of my tutors are worse. But everytime I have a bad experience I learn from it. I remember what that feels like and I know that I will never treat a student that way when I qualify.

What saddens me is that the bad mentors are usually just as awful to the women they are caring for. We all just have to remember that we are in a place with lots of hormonal women and that includes the midwives.

Just keep plodding on and make sure that when we are midwives we make it difficult for this culture to continue.

Angelcake.


PS. J, you are an inspiration to us all!!! The sooner you are a qualified midwife the better.