working as a midwife in gisborne, new zealand
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My story about moving from England to work as a midwife in Gisborne, New Zealand. I grew considerably both personally and professionally through my dealings with the wonderful Maori women of Gisborne.TRANSCRIPT
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Working as a midwife in Gisborne, New Zealand
Sarah Stewart April 2008
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License
Image: 'Lone evening surfer.' www.flickr.com/photos/18095953@N00/161747599
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http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com
http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com/Employment+History
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•Rural community
•Isolated
•30,000 people
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Image: 'Art deco time.'
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•High Maori population
•Agriculture
•Forestry
•Wine
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Image: 'Maori Fence'
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Maori:
•High unemployment
•Poor health statistics
•Higher mortality
•Lower life expectancy
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Downtown Gisborne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattandbecky/2197426688
Worked as LMC: provided total midwifery care from conception to 6 weeks after baby was born
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Image: 'Gisborne.'
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Being LMC: full professional autonomy
Brings huge responsibility but is very rewarding
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Image: 'Southwest of Gisborne.'
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Developed advanced midwifery skills:
•Assessment
•Actions
•Cannulation
•Perineal suturing
•Waterbirth
•Home birth
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Image: 'Gisborne from Kaiti Hill' www.flickr.com/photos/37191669@N00/89059667
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Image: 'Haka in the rain' www.flickr.com/photos/44124385307@N01/471300486
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Image: 'vines' www.flickr.com/photos/82198730@N00/81125582
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Image: 'placenta and amniotic sac - _MG_3995' www.flickr.com/photos/43927576@N00/289148405
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Image: 'Like watercolours.'
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Image: 'Wainui'
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Gisborne: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaij/218646241/
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Tolaga Bay: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattandbecky/2202548445/in/set-72157603725595788/
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Gisborne Harbour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaij/218650927/
Reference:
Stewart, S. 2001. What’s it like to work in . . . New Zealand. The Practising Midwife, 4 (10): 34-37.