gkelly

hi there. i'm a final midwifery student in dublin, ireland. i love my job, and love being with mothers in labour and the actual delivery of the newborn. i do watch programmes on childbirth from the US and it seems to me that most babies are actually delivered by doctors? i'm wondering if this is a realistic portrayal of what actually occurs, or are there still practising midwifes, who do the actual delivery? i'm not talking about complicated cases, but in the case of normal cephalic presentations... would love to know.:)

Greetings. I'm new here and just finishing a higher diploma course in midwifery in dublin, ireland. i love midwifery.. but on to the topic of mum's who choose not to breastfeed. personally i have no problem with it. it is after all the woman's child, and we have an obligation to support the mother with whatever method of feeding she chooses for her child. my sister had her first baby only last week, and wanted to breastfeed. i helped her as much as i could but she just couldnt manage to latch the baby on without physical help. she ended up panicked and frustrated and in tears to me on the phone... in the end she chose to formula feed her baby, and the difference in them both is amazing. mum is so much more confident and relaxed.. a happy mum means a happy baby. i'm not advocating formula feeding either, but rather mum's choice for her baby. my final exams are in three weeks... so if anyone wants to wish me luck !!!