Hi all I have an interview for edge hill and they have asked me to write a referenced piece of work on one of these these 4 subjects
1home birth 2 the role of a midwife as an educator in health 3 the role of a partner in pregnacey and childbirth 4 breastfeeding and the midwifes role. the essay needs to be 1000 words really dont no which one to do. or were to get some really good research material from. Do any of you wonderful women have some advice for me pleaseeeeeeeeeeee I am STUCK and its wrecked my brain all weekend. hahaha

the fact im in the process of writing four assignments for collage is not helping. oohhhhhhhhhhhh my brain hurts

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Hi michelle80,
congratulations on your interview and good luck xx
have you had a look on the on line journals ?

The royal college of midwives have an excellent online service that provides free access to all of their past issues (journal called Midwives)
it is fantastic, and very useful for this and subsequent assignments. Type in your keyword and it will bring up relevant articles. In full and FREE!

http://www.rcm.org.uk/info/pages/search.php

Good luck, hope it helps. Do the subject you have most passion for

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Google scholar can be ok as free service. I like MIDIRS best, personally. Michelle, will PM you and see what I can do to help

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I think if I was in your postition, I would choose the one about the midwife's role as a health educator.

When I had my interview, I had to write a paper about the role of the midwife (generally) and they're looking to see that you have an understanding that midwives do more than catch babies!

You could write a short introduction on why health is important and then do a paragraph for health during pregnancy (antenatal) and after the baby has been born. Antenatally, women obviously need to be in tip top condition so their babies can develop and grow as they should. During the postnatal period, they need to look after their health so their bodies can recover from the pregnancy and birth.

You could write about the importance of diet, exercise and support (physical and emotional) for before and after pregnancy. I would also mention that you would provide individualised care because you need to show an appreciation that each woman will have different needs. Not all women will need a huge amount of input on their health if they already lead healthy lifestyles. However, as you will already know not everybody has a great diet and exercises regularly!

Hope that helps!