experience?!

vickifairywings · #1 (**permalink**) 03-Oct-2008, 12:39

hi to everyone, im new to the forum and have been so relieved reading all the posts that there are people in the same boat!

i have wanted to be a midwife for a long time and i was unfortunatly not accepted to dundee uni this year. i did not know they only took 25 people a year so i know i did not have enough experience under my belt!

so i have decided to do an access course at college which will guarantee me a place at dundee the following year. this course is very hard to get on to also so i am looking for any experience i can get, i dont want to be paid, i just want experience! i have contacted the hospital but they wont allow me to do anything there as its a sensitive area of care etc. i understand this but i am really frustrated that i cannot get some experience when they want me to have some when i apply for college!

can anyone tell me how they got experience etc?

vicki xxx

smwife · #2 (**permalink**) 03-Oct-2008, 12:54

Hey and welcome, one thing you could try is this website, you can enter your postcode and find an independent midwife who you may be able to shadow for a day or more

www.independentmidwives.org.uk

moondance · #3 (**permalink**) 03-Oct-2008, 13:18

Originally Posted by vickifairywings

so i have decided to do an access course at college which will guarantee me a place at dundee the following year.

vicki xxx

Are you sure it guarantees you a place?

You might not get experience in delivering babies but try other groups for ante-natal and post-natal experience such as NCT or local breast-feeding or Surestart groups in your area.

vickifairywings · #4 (**permalink**) 03-Oct-2008, 13:24

thankyou smwife, i will try that! i was trying to find some independant midwifes but couldnt so thanks very much!

moondance, yes as long as i pass and show that i can do it, i will get a place. the college and uni have excellent links and i will be interviewed by the university before i even get into the college course. they reserve a certain number of places for college students apparently!

vicki xxx

moondance · #5 (**permalink**) 03-Oct-2008, 13:34

That sounds great Vicki, wish you the best of luck with it.

twilightiger · #6 (**permalink**) 06-Oct-2008, 08:23

You can also try this website for volunteer work www.do-it.org.uk
Can't always guarantee there will be anything specifically linked with midwifery, but on occasion there will be but it is a great site for getting contacts etc. I have used it and have applied to my local trust via this site. You never know!!
Good luck in your search. x

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