Mid Wife Skills

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• able to assess and devise, implement, monitor and evaluate plans of care • good negotiation skills • good organisational skills • ability to delegate • ability to act as mentor as required for less experienced staff • influencing and persuasion skills • ability to support line manage in developing/implementing ward/area strategies • ability to co-ordinate staff rota Excellent people skills Having babies happens to all sorts of people, so you will be providing professional support and reassurance to a huge diversity of women, during some of the most emotionally-intense periods in their lives. Good communication and observation You need to be a good at listening and communicating with women, their partners and families. Interest in the physical, psychological and process of pregnancy and birth Working as a midwife you will need to have an in-depth understanding of foetal and child development. It is also important for you to update and test your knowledge against experience. Ability to answer questions and offer advice Midwives are the most frequent point of contact for parents to be, so you must be able to answer their questions, share your knowledge and skills with patients, their families and friends and make sure their needs are recognised by the rest of the care team. Happy to work as part of a team As a midwife you will be part of a multidisciplinary team liasing with GPs, health visitors and social workers. You will also work alongside the parents and baby. The better you know each other, the more smoothly the birth is likely to go. Dealing with emotionally charged situations You will have to stay calm and alert in times of stress, and enable women to feel confident and in control. On the rare occasions where something goes wrong, you have to be ready to react quickly and
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