Tuesday 10 November 2015

I've become a proper, grown-up, midwife!

Yesterday was my first ever day at work as a fully independent midwife. I was fairly nervous before I started given that I haven't done any midwifery since Ghana (although I still think what I saw was less 'midwifery' and more 'forcibly tearing babies out of vaginas'), but as soon as I started it all came back to me. Everyone I worked with was incredibly helpful and friendly, and I don't think it'll take long to settle in. I'm still loving living in Nottingham, and I can't believe the difference a year has made to my life. Grateful doesn't cover it.

Love Emily x

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