“So what’s the plan after qualification?” – the question that creates a look of fret on almost every 3rd year student midwife’s face. I don’t know! Should I know? Where will I be in 10 years’ time?! I need to survive 3rd year first! - I fully include myself in this category of thinkers, however I don’t consider this a bad thing. In the ever changing world of midwifery, new evidence and the subsequent positive changes in practice mean that the role of the midwife may be very different in the future. And isn’t that bloomin’ exciting!
So nice to meet you, I'm Anna. I'm a third year student midwife at Coventry University. I came straight out of my A Levels to be here at the young old age of 18 and am absolutely loving it. I've taken the scenic route to get here, and it's taken me a year longer than expected, but after finally completing my first and second years, here I am. Midwifery is my passion and with every birth I still feel that sense of magic and privilege that I did at the very first birth I watched, back in 2014. I've created this blog to provide a little bit of insight into what it's really like to be a 3rd year student midwife. Not just for other students to see what they've got in store for them, but also for midwives, for my family, and for my friends to see what it's all about. Despite popular opinion, it's really isn't all cake, bicycles, library sessions and supernoodles!
My plans for my future career as a midwife are undecided. I've changed my mind about a million times, throwing out words like London, Nottingham, Coventry, even America...
But really, who knows where this career will lead me. And I can’t wait to find out.
But really, who knows where this career will lead me. And I can’t wait to find out.
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