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Coaching skills for midwives

I really enjoy working with Welsh midwives, although there are a fair few from Britain in this group as well. Many of the Welsh midwives work in a variation of caseload practice (which they call “integrated midwifery”) which gives them a lot of flexibility. They carry a birth kit in the car and go to the woman in labour. The decision about birth place is made during labour, and of course, this means that the home birth rate is climbing steadily in many parts of southern Wales.

We explored the impact that “coaching” could have on morale in the workforce, given that moaning and complaining are fairly common amongst midwives when they feel undervalued and stressed. This is a topic that I am very interested in and one that I am exploring in more depth myself at the present time. I feel it has great potential for improving morale and supporting innovation in midwifery and it will form a significant part of the new workshops we are planning for Australia on “Team Building” and “Managing Change”. How to develop coaching skills will be part of these programs. We may consider offering them in the UK later as well - they could use them too!

Posted by andrea at June 21, 2003 06:07 PM

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