October 28, 2002

Midwifery in Hull

I’ve been in Hull this weekend, presenting an another Active Birth workshop for midwives from this area and nearby units. Amongst them were two Dutch women and a New Zealander, all enrolled in a Midwifery Course in York. It is always a pleasure to have midwifery students in workshops as they bring a fresh perspective and because two of them were Dutch, and one was pregnant and planning a home birth (of course), they asked lots of useful questions as well as highlighting the cultural differences between The Netherlands and the UK.

The Hull Maternity Unit is being combined with the Castle Hill Maternity Unit in about 6 months. They are only a few miles apart and combining them will create a unit that handles about 3,000 births each year. A Birth Centre is part of the plan and there is some concern about combining the two staffs and forging new workable policies that everyone can be happy with. Castle Hill has been doing water births, for example, and the Hull team have been more used to technology.

The workshop has given everyone a chance to review their basic attitudes and philosophy and as there were several key senior midwives in the group, hopefully they will have caught the enthusiasm of the others for developing a very midwifery orientated unit and take the lead in establishing the new unit’s ways of working. I felt very positive at the end and felt that many issues were raised and explored constructively.

One concern had been the lack of interest amongst midwives for working in the Birth Centre. Nine midwives are needed and to date only 4 have expressed an interest in working there. I discussed this issue with Julie Green, the Practice Development Midwife and suggested that she talk to the students that she lectures and perhaps set up a programme for new graduates to join the Birth Centre staff. Many students are not completing their training because they are disillusioned by the gulf between their theory and practical experience. If they could come out of their Courses and join a supportive staff in a Birth Centre where they could immediately reinforce their passion for true midwifery, many might either stay on to complete their studies or not leave as soon as they graduate. I hope she is able to consider this suggestion. I know that such a program exists at St George Hospital in Sydney where new graduates are specifically sought for the staff at their very successful Birth Centre. Surely it could work in the UK as well?

Posted by andrea at October 28, 2002 04:52 AM

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i would like to become a midwife in the near future and to study for this in Hull. I currently live in Essex but wish to persue university training here. What do u recommend as the as the best place to go?

Posted by: beth on January 16, 2003 03:36 AM

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Posted by: beth on January 16, 2003 03:36 AM

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i am studying health and social care at college and have to find information on midwives so if you could email me a bit about what you do and other stuff then i would be really greatfuk yours sincerly matthew

Posted by: matthew golby on January 31, 2003 12:11 AM

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I want to have a home birth,but after the way I was treated at the new maternity hospital in hull,and after hearing of it's worrying reputation,I don't feel safe enough to have my baby there.there is a general lack of communication between staff,it's not very reasuring.
can I register and have my ante natal done with my gp?
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