MIDWIFERY-LED CLINIC
LAUNCHED ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE Maternity Services at Midland
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new Midwifery-Led Clinic within maternity services at Midland Regional Hospital (MRH) Portlaoise has been launched. The clinic was officially launched on International Day of the Midwife by Angela Dunne, Director of Midwifery for the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme. Susan O’Callaghan, Advanced Midwife Practitioner Candidate is leading on the new initiative. The new Midwifery-Led Clinic in the Maternity Department at the hospital aims to provide high-quality, safe care for all women, babies and their families that attend the service. Midwives provide up-to-date evidencebased care and information for women, supporting them throughout pregnancy, preparing them for labour, birth and caring for themselves and their newborn baby in the first few weeks after delivery. Maureen Revilles Director of Midwifery at the MRH Portlaoise, said the new clinic was a massive boost. “Pregnancy labour and birth are considered a normal physiological life event. The majority of women who avail of our maternity service are healthy and well. Midwifery–led services offer the majority of women a womancentred safe alternative to consultant led care, which is cost effective. We are delighted to offer this new service where our midwives can offer more time to women to monitor the progress of the pregnancy, discuss birth preferences and any fears or concerns the woman may have about pregnancy and birth,” she said. On choosing midwifery as a career, Claire Fitzpatrick, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Lactation, said, “A midwife is central to preparing women and their families for the delivery of their new baby and is a vital presence during all stage of pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period. As a career, midwifery is diverse and progressive, with options available in clinical, management, education and research roles. Throughout their training, midwives can gain experience and skills across different specialist areas.”
Marking this year’s International Day of the Midwife, the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise also released a video encouraging people to consider midwifery as a career. Claire Fitzpatrick, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Lactation tells us why she chose midwifery as a career, what she loves about her role and how she has developed her career in Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Please view and share this video: https://youtu.be/L-yTohvJ6aA
More information on courses and education opportunities see www.nmbi.ie/education
Regional Hospital Portlaoise also release International Day of the Midwife video to encourage people to consider midwifery as a career
LEFT TO RIGHT: Ita Kinsella, Assistant Director of Midwifery, MRHP; Michael Knowles General Manager, MRHP; Susan O’Callaghan, AMP (candidate) Angela Dunne, Director of Midwifery for the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme; Emma Mullins CMM3, MRHP; Anne Kelly, CMM2, MRHP; and Maureen Revilles, Director of Midwifery, MRHP at the launch of the new Midwifery-Led Clinic within maternity services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise on International Day of the Midwife.
ABOVE: A new Midwifery-Led Clinic within maternity services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise was launched last week by Angela Dunne, Director of Midwifery for the HSE National Women and Infants Health Programme Maureen Revilles, Director of Midwifery; Susan O’Callaghan, Advanced Midwife Practitioner (candidate) leading on the new initiative; and in attendance were hospital management and staff of the maternity services department.
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is currently hiring midwives.
More information: https://bit.ly/2SIpmnM or Email:mrhpmidwiferyandnursingjobs@hse. ie to discuss the opportunities
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