Belinda-wales

Belinda-wales RN

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  1. Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

    Belinda-wales replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    [As far as judging women that are pregant and do drugs, yes I judge them, they are wrong and there are lots of ways they can get help and not damage the baby they are carrying. I find it hard to...

  2. Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

    Belinda-wales replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    In the UK home birth with a midwife - nurse or direct entry - is activly encouraged by the Govenment and the Medical community.They are trying to raise the numbers. Why would two countries who are...

  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    Belinda-wales replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am glad to say my boys have all their boby parts that they were born with one day the USA will wake up and the truth will be out the population (who I do not blaim) have been brain washed into circs...

  4. Midwifery?

    Belinda-wales replied to marshYO8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Midwives are usally strong women who promot strengh and belife in women, birth and nature- the majority of MDs just do not understand or want to take the time to understand in the majority of cases...

  5. Would you give birth at the hospital where you work?

    Belinda-wales replied to luv4nursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Omg- What health care company do you work for with such awful benifits- any hospilization with our firm costs staff $150 that is

  6. Midwifery?

    Belinda-wales replied to marshYO8's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How uneducated - the statement he would take his wife showes he knows nothing about reproductive health -lost of people in theusthink they will get some form of better care over a midwife in normal...

  7. I Got in to Frontier!

    Belinda-wales replied to CNM2B's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am in unsure when I am starting and yes I did the portfolio it took me a week of head down every spare min but I guess I did ok as I got in the telephone interview was ok after we got over a few...

  8. Lost Midwife

    Belinda-wales replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I think the whole acceptance of Midwifery in the US has something to do with the difficultly- as a British trained midwife I did a full time 18 month course where you work clinically as a student...

  9. Lost Midwife

    Belinda-wales replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I know that motivation will be a problem as I will be covering old ground as to speak - but I belive you can always gain something from every learning experience and frontier have the DNP program...

  10. Lost Midwife

    Belinda-wales replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    so I have an up date I have been accepted at frontier it was not easy my application had to go in front of the Dean and she has accepted me I have to do the whole midwifwery program - but I am very...

  11. Statistics course advice

    Belinda-wales replied to nursingmommyto3's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    OMG - I hate math big time have some form of mental block the utah course looks too much for me - canyon college makes me feel a little less sick has anyone completed that one - OMG - whet about...

  12. Wish us Luck!

    Belinda-wales replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Enjoy the moment which ever way the birth happens it changes your life

  13. Unassisted birth on GMA this morning!?

    Belinda-wales replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    America - Land of the free - except when it comes to the birth of your child then is land of the pictocin, legs in stripps, epidural, epies and a normal healthy baby force feed formula because its not...

  14. How would you view me?

    Belinda-wales replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International Nursing

    Be ready for everyone and I mean everyone saying you talk funny! cos thats all I get! Good luck you will have a great time as long as your husband earns loads of

  15. Shoulder Dystocia Drills

    Belinda-wales replied to rickdon19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use the ALSO-drill called helper - all L&D staff attend yearly mandatory training to go over the drill -I havehad fantastic feed back from staff and doctors -just do a googel search for ALSO...

  16. Don't know if I'm going to make it as an OB nurse

    Belinda-wales replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Keli - Your nursing skills are fine you just made a poor choice- head up dig deep find some confiedence belive in yourself all will be

  17. Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    Belinda-wales replied to URO-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just to put the cat amongst the pigeons – I even encourage women to choose what ever they would like to wear during labor that’s if they want to wear anything up to them their bodies their birth...

  18. Coaching women during childbirth has little impact

    Belinda-wales replied to URO-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    last night i was with a young woman who birthed - she had no medication pushed for three hours - direct op baby no episiotomies- small tear she was wonderful we all cried when she birthed. birth is a...

  19. Will I EVER be a CNM?

    Belinda-wales replied to dinah77's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I remember just before we moved to the usa thinking something would happen and we would not be able to goI think it natural to fear something will stop you. I also remember the first day as a midwife...

  20. Natural Birth Friendly Nursing?

    Belinda-wales replied to missjennmb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My advise if you want to be a midwife stay as far away from L&D as you can! It will offer nothing to you- as I watched a doctor cut a 19 year old girl last night and then pull and push the baby...

  21. Is distance learning as effective?

    Belinda-wales replied to kitchenluvr's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    If you are want it enough you will get it- do be a sucessful midwife you need thick skin and strengh from with in it looks like after beinga nurse midwife for over 10 yrs I am having to go back to...

  22. Pitocin use

    Belinda-wales replied to PCmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dito:cry:

  23. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    Belinda-wales replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It all crazy out of controll its like big brother gone wrong- one case of child with cancer with a vage link to vit K - whose parents were forced to give it to the child would blow this mandate out of...

  24. Vitamin K administration legal/ethical nightmare!

    Belinda-wales replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How horrific no wonder the parents came in with the heavy mob- I am surprised that this has not been challenged in the courts - after all USA is meant to be the land of the free- but it appears not...

  25. licensing for different states????

    Belinda-wales replied to rokidog's topic in Camp

    You would beable to pick up a Temp license quiet qickly as long as you are reg in one state and they last for 90 days- check your license my says muilti state I guessing this would enable me to get a...