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I am a third year Student Midwife who desperately wishes to experience
> caseload midwifery before I qualify in March 2006. I have an elective
> placement 'slot' from 30th January 2006 to 8th March 2006 where I can
> arrange to gain experience in alternative models of midwifery care.
>
> I had an elective placement arranged with a fantastic 'gold standard'
> caseload practice but unfortunately this has fallen through due to staff
> shortage. Can anyone help me by recommending a good placement for caseload
> experience?
>
> I am currently mentored in an integrated team model of care, but feel that
> I am not gaining experience in true normal childbirth and holistic
> women-centred care, which I believe is the future of midwifery in my
> locality. I have not attended a home birth or seen a physiological third
> stage and I wonder how I can give the best midwifery care possible when I
> am being educated in a medicalised model. Furthermore, I would like the
> experience to give me the knowledge and confidence to strive for change in
> my locality.
>
> This elective placement is my greatest opportunity to experience the type
> of midwifery care I would like to provide once qualified. Can anyone help?
>
> Alison Cooke
> University of Manchester
> UK
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