Pushing Through: Recent Episodes
Philippa
Pushing Through is a podcast for student midwives, discussing the topics we maybe don't get chance to in the classroom. If you are interested in birth rights, workers rights and your life is a constant discussion about the best ways to survive a life of night shifts this is the place for you.
Registered nurse Anthony Johnson joins me to chat about his role as Lead Organiser for campaign group Nurses United and to discuss the line between being professional and being censored in the workplace.
Being a nurse or a midwife is a responsible role which requires compassion, honesty and professionalism. Student nurses and midwives are expected to keep to codes of conduct produced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and their University during their studies and professionalism forms part of how they are graded during placements
But when does ensuring professionalism become a way of stopping students from raising issues affecting them in the classroom or on placement? Do students on healthcare courses feel less able to enjoy a normal student experience and how can student midwives work together to advocate ourselves during the Coronavirus pandemic?
All views expressed are personal
to find out more visit nursesunited.org.uk on twitter @nurses_united or email support@nursesuniteduk.org
If you have any ideas for future episodes, would like to get involved in the podcast or would like to share a story about your experience as a student midwife it would be great to hear from you pushingthroughpodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Mother of two Tizzy Allison discusses her experience of deciding to Freebirth her daughter Bethany who was an unassisted delivery at home during the Corona Virus lockdown in April 2020.
Freebirth, (also known as unassisted birth) is when no midwife or other medical professional attends the birth. Freebirth isn't really discussed during midwifery training but it is legal in the UK and there is anecdotal evidence that the number of people choosing a Freebirth has increased during the coronavirus pandemic due to restrictions on home birth services.
Pushing Through, is a podcast for Student Midwives. It is a collection of interviews with people who have either experienced or are involved in maternity care and a space to discuss the issues that there maybe isn't the chance to chat about in the classroom.
Note: All views expressed are personal opinions.