I don't want to be a Midwife Anymore...here's why
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- Reasons why i'm no longer pursing my certified nurse midwife degree/credentials.
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Come to California (Bay Area) and be a midwife!!! We work great hours and get great pay. If working only in the hospital we work three 12hr shifts per week and don’t work on call. If you work in the clinic too then you do 2 clinic days and 2 L&D shifts or 3 clinic days and 1 L&D shift. No overtime. Good benefits. We care for mainly low risk mommas too. Unfortunately, many Georgia midwives are over worked, underpaid, and burned out. The midwives out here I would say are pretty happy and have good work life balance.
this is refreshing to hear! thank you bryonna!
The midwife I shadowed who works under Moses Cone in Greensboro works three 12 hours per week. But midwives who work for a private faculty work the type of hours you were describing. So I think it just depends on the hospital and faculty you work for.
Yeah it definitely depends on the hospital you work for. If you work for a private practice or free standing birth center you can expect to have on-call hours plus clinic.
Bryonna M do you have an IG I can follow? I want to become a midwife in the future.
@@bry516 Hi Bryanna can I chat you up. Thanks
I think its so helpful that you chose to share your reasons why you feel this way, it takes a lot of courage to do so. I'm 16 and you didn't discourage me at all with not wanting to be a midwife anymore, you were just sharing your take on it and that's okay, so thank you for being honest!
thank you Jania! that means a lot :)
Labor and Delivery Nurse here...same reasons I decided against midwifery. I LOVE Childbirth, but I love my life more. I get to be a part of childbirth three days a week and live my life the other four :)
I am starting to wonder if L&D nursing is for me. I have the same thoughts as you! I don’t want to not have a life and be a midwife. I think I will just go for BSN and see what’s next, maybe dermatology or nutrition! ❤
I and my 7 CNM colleagues work 40 hours per week. I caught 6 babies on my 12 hour shift last week. I also work as a FNP 8 hours per week at another clinic. I’m in Reno, NV making 115k without adding the loan repayment and extra job. My first job out of school I made 100k in southern Illinois. I moved across the country for my work life balance. The thing that helped me was the Midwives of Color as part of ACNM. My mama midwife is awesome.
Thank you for sharing! It’s helpful
Hi Carrissia I would love to ask you some questions about being a CNM and an FNP as this is something I am very interested in. If you have a minute to chat I would really appreciate it (: you can shoot me an email! els96@earthlink.net
My goal since I started college has been to become a midwife. Unfortunately I’m not so sure if nursing, in general, is for me anymore. I’m still really passionate about being a midwife but I’m not sure I want to go the nursing route.
Same 🙁
J'nai Harris which path are you leaning towards?
Camryn Dorrough understandable
Maybe look into Doula training? It’s non-medical but still hugely beneficial to mums and babies to have the trained birth support.
Their is a out of hospital route ... am currently doing that and I absolutely love it! Check out NARM.org @camryn dorrough
Thank you so much for this, I have been waiting for a video like this for the longest!
thanks for you patience!
I just want to thank you so much for making these videos. I am a junior in high school and you’re channel is literally PERFECT for me. I have wanted to be a L&D nurse since freshman year and I still want to currently. I have been told by so many people that I could be a doctor and not to “settle for nursing”, yet I looked into Midwifery and had the SAME thoughts on it that you do. thank you again your channel is so reassuring and helpful for me:)
you're welcome! make me happy that i'm reaching people like you
Hey, I live in Birmingham UK. 80,000 dollars equates to £65,500 ish. In the UK we start off at £24,500 which equates to 30,000 ish dollars. That’s what midwives are paid in UK as a minimum. £65,000 seems like an exceptional amount. Hell I need to move to the US 😂
lol sisss I think it’s because health is kinda free in the u.k so they can’t also pay nurses a lot , they’d be broke .
Girl I was literally about to comment the same thing!
@@khadreannasmith2270 yes and no the money is there they just don’t want to give it for health workers but can conveniently find the money to give MPs multiple raises!
Wooow thats alot pf mpney 65k
@@khadreannasmith2270 they seem to finding a way to pay all their politicians just fine though👀👀👀
I’m a nurse in a level 4 nicu and I just got accepted to the CNM program at university of Michigan. I feel you! But I also think being anyone in medicine will burn you out. Doctor, nurses, or NP’s on any unit can burn out, regardless of specialty. My fiancé is a general surgeon and he is burnt out, I’m also burnt out. Every single thing you said has crossed my mind and I’m both excited and terrified to be a midwife. But I also can’t imagine doing anything else... I love working with moms and babies. I’ve spoke to FNP’s and a lot of them said the most they do in regards to women’s health is prescribe birth control and are unequipped to do/handle anything else (prenatal care/ well-women care/ paps/ post-partum care). They are proficient in caring for the elderly and kids but the majority of their patients are the elderly (a specialty I’m personally not interested in getting into further education for). So for me it was important that if I ever went into advanced practice that it was in a specialty that I’m passionate about studying and caring for (women and babies). This is all just my personal belief, I fully understand your rationale and everything you said is true. I’m already looking into continuing a school after my CNM in order to get a PhD. I want to do research and enter academia, to really investigate maternal and infant mortality further and whether certain midwifery practices can be preventive. The program I’m accepted into also looks at midwifery in terms of international medicine. Ive always wanted to work as a midwife in other countries and to learn about different birthing practices. Midwifery exists in other countries but FNP does not, I’m a traveler and it was important that I could take my work to other areas of the world. There is a world outside of the hospital/clinic as well!
i am trying to apply to UMICH. how did you do your application? it's not popping up for me on NursingCAS
@@olgaokodaso1551 So the deadline to apply for fall 2020 was two weeks ago, so they may have pulled their application from nursingcas for this upcoming year. Not sure when you were looking to start but I would probably contact the admissions office on when they plan to open their application again for Fall of 2021. Midwifery at UofM is a one time start for the fall semester of every year. Hope that helps!
That’s awesome I actually plan on attending uom for their dual midwifery & pediatric np program 💖
Hey anup, I've been thinking about cnm and I'm reading ur comment and I'm like I know that girl! We work at the same place☺️
Very well said! I too have an interest in being a midwife abroad. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thank you for posting this video. I’ve always wanted to be a midwife. I volunteered as a doula for many years, got my RN license and got my IBLCE. Currently I am working as a NICU RN after being burned out in L&D and my plan is to go to graduate school next year. I’ve been praying about doing CNM or FNP and I’m glad you posted this video because the reasons you listed as why you didn’t continue in midwifery are the same reasons I have been reflecting on.
Nuff said 💯 I wish you much luck on your FNP journey. All that matters is that you are happy and you love what you do ☺️
thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Im a doula and its nice to hear the realness of what some Midwives experience. It's understandable. Sometimes you can love what you do and realize at the same time that you need balance. Knowing what works best for you while continuing to bring your light, love, energy and expertise in what you are called to do is important. Keep being awesome. Wish you all the best in the women and families you will continue to help.
absolutely. thanks for your kind words
Hi, I see you’re a doula and was interested in getting my certification. Do you have a work and home balance? And steady clients? I’m worried about not having stable income plus no balance for my small family.
@@Mshardway Hi, honestly being a doula Is like being an entrepreneur. Work life balance? Depends on your support syst and clients you choose to have a month. You only get steady clients based on how you market your services. Plus your clients may be due in that month and you may have another due in 4 or 5 months. Also remember when a woman is expecting, she can deliver before or after her due date so you have to make sure your always available or have a back up. Doula work is something you have to be passionate about and flexible. You will make additional income but it can fluctuate based on clientele. Always recommend having additional source of income on the side until you build up and family support/baby sitter. Rewarding if you love it but not a get rich quick type of career. It's more of a rich feeling from seeing life come into the world.
@@ebbyknights1820 thank you so much for responding and your advice! Just Figuring out which path to take is best for me!
Thank you so much I’m a freshman in high school trying to figure out what career route I wanna go down this helped a lot❤️
same lol
I’m currently trying to decide if I want to do a complete career change and become a nurse specifically labor and delivery. Your channel has helped me see all side of labor and delivery nursing! Thank you so much!
youre welcome
I have a friend who is a CNM (former OB nurse) and work alongside many rockstar CNMs as a birth doula
thank you for sharing!! i'm glad you appreciate the honesty :)
Hii! I'm about to start applying to universities and I will reach a point in my midwife career (if I decide to go that route) where I am not happy with pay. I am quite materialistic and would love to afford such things with my career yet I LOVE the idea of working with mums and babies/childbirth. What is a CPM and LM so I could try to look into those instead of CNM?
as a very new nurse, this was def helpful/ gave me some things to think about for the future!
what was getting your nursing licence like .. i'm a senior in hs and am not sure its for me
I laughed so much when you said" I want to work smarter,not harder!" ahhaha we all do! :P thanks for the advise
This video really gave me perspective. Thanks!
This put a lot into perspective. I would be direct entry because my degree is in psychology and my masters is in health science. In terms of pay the state I’m in and the ones I’m looking at pay pretty well but I know pay is affected by so many factors. Thanks so much for this video because what you said is from first hand experience and can help someone else trying to decide.
youre welcome. good for you doing your research
I’m a L&D nurse as well.. been in it for 2 years. Since i was a little girl i wanted to be a midwife and now working in the field i see that it’s not for me. I’m a mom and i want a normal life... so I’m in FNP school now. I need those regular hours while the kids are at school so i can be a wife and a mom.. i totally get it. If i miss labor so much i will keep my rn license active and maybe work PRN to come catch a baby once a month just to get my fix lol. You are not alone. Family time is so valuable.. i wish i could but i can’t and I’m not lol. So FNP it is. I’m glad you realized it early on. My midwife who delivered two of my children stopped practicing and now works at a GYN office because she stated that she didn’t have enough family time. Which is most important!!
omg i told myself the same! keep my rn license active and perhaps pick up l&d prn. what state do you work in? midwifery work/life balance differs in every state!
NurseAggz I’m in Georgia right outside Atlanta. I was at AMC so it was crazy crazy there but i took a PRN position at a diff hospital once i had my last baby. I keep telling myself i May have to be prepared to leave Ga once i finish school though, just because i keep hearing everything is saturated and underpaid. And I’m not with that lol
@@latriciarose11 i've heard the same. i'm glad you're open to moving. chase happiness and go where you're valued!
Thank you so much for sharing! I was on the road to nursing and midwifery. I was so certain. Then I had this deep intuition in my deepest soul that I would fall out of love because of the work life balance and burnout. I found pelvic rehab and I’m going to Doctor of Physical Therapy school next year! I realized I could have a healthy balance, great income, and serve mamas before and after their births ❤️
Wait! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m currently stuck because I love working with mamas and babies, but do not want to really want to be on call, and am not really interested in nursing….I never thought of pelvic floor therapy. I’m taking it carefully for my next steps because I don’t want to “waste time” or money.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am currently working as a birth doula and started my cpm degree. I realized very quickly from working with clients, to managing life, being a fulltime student and working my normal job, I realized I need healthy work-life balance. I am thinking of going into ultrasound and radiology work to stay within health care. I understand you saying I love midwifery but I love my life more. I am grateful for my experience and birth will forever be my passion. I just need balance and this video was needed.
Girl I don’t blame you. I’m also a mother/baby nurse. I would never want to be in a job that takes over my life.
My story is so similar to yours. Fellow L&D nurse here. Midwifery was always my goal. I too chose FNP based on many of examples you gave on top of my being in my 40's. That's for sharing your experience!
Please is a midwife also a L&D nurse or you gotta get another degree
I am a very happy happy Midwife. Every day i am thankful, i am blessed to be a Baby catcher.
Thank you for this brutal honesty!! I am a prior night shift ER nurse. I love night shift! So I guess I am pursuing the right field! Lol.
I can relate with some of the things you are saying however, nursing in UK is harder than midwifery
great post! thank you for the insight. Ive been a L&D nurse for a little over a year and have wanted to go back for CNM for awhile. I also thought about FNP..decisions!
did you decide what focus you might be interested in as a FNP?
i like women's health and dermatology! don't know which ill pursue quite yet
I couldn’t agree more. Our labor and delivery stays busy so I decided LND and midwife is not for me anymore. Crushing blow to my dreams. There are other career goals I have in mind but includes more school. Which means , less life balance. I’m struggling sis 😭 but I’m thinking about joining our transition/NICU team.
explore all your options! and make sure to explore other hospitals in your area and even other areas if youre open to moving. nursing is different everywhere!
What are your other options?
Itzel Montalvo med school 😂
I've been a nurse for 10 years now and I'll be coming up on 2 years in labor and delivery. I subscribed because I saw myself in you. My goal is a dual degree FNP/CNM. I have to say your video helped me put some things in perspective for me but in my 10 years labor is truly the only specialty that is for me. I still want to pursue both bc as you stated in your video you can use it to fall back on. I am a new subbie I hope you keep making videos on your journey and I wish you well!
Sunkissed RN go for it! If that’s your dream don’t stop ❤️ you’re welcome
Sunkissed RN I’m a CNM/FNP in Reno, NV. I work 40 hours as a CNM and 8 hours per week as a FNP.
@@qtseymone1 Wow that's a lot per week, how do you like it? If you don't mind me asking where do you practice as a CNM (hospital, office, birthcenter.....)
Wow, this helps a lot!
Thanks 🙏🏾
In the uk shifts work a lot different. Even though there’s a shortage of midwife’s in the NHS, we get to chose our shifts. We get to chose if we want to work 3 days a week, 12 hour shifts. Which gives you a 4 day weekend. Pay is worse in the NHS but maybe one day I can progress into a different position within midwifery
Is there a reason why you chose the Family Nurse Practitioner route over the Women's Health Nurse practitioner? I always thought if you specialized in a women's health field that it'd be the ideal choice to stick to women's health while pursuing a master so I never thought FNP would be an option. I'll be starting an L&D position this month and trying to look into long term goals after getting a few years of experience.
yes! i wanted to have options! FNP you can do it all and i have multiple interests. i'll talk more on this in future videos ;)
@@NurseAggz did you make a video on this yet? i'm interested in WHNP but it is hard to find videos and information about that specialty
Kay Scott she just posted a video on this!
@@kayscott188 yes I did ☺️
Thanks for being transparent
My pleasure
Thanks for being so honest! I am a new graduate nurse and am very interested in becoming a FNP and a CNM. If you feel comfortable sharing I would love to know what schools you were looking at to receive both of these credentials. Thanks (:
of course! if you wish to obtain both credentials look at Valdosta State University and Emory, also UCSF. I am no longer pursuing a career in midwifery.
Please what are the handles of the other midwives you talked about.... I’m planning on moving to Atlanta to pursue my CNM career. The hours are definitely scary and the pay is not encouraging from your video. But I would be glad to hear what some other nurse midwives think.
I literally love your channel 🥰🥰🥰. Would it have taken you longer to graduate had you completed this midwifery component?
thanks love! one additional year!
Same here!!! I’ve been a labor and delivery nurse for almost 7 yrs and now I’m trying to rethink what I want. I thought of doula , birth teacher and breastfeeding coach then do l&d per diem. Because I love everything about birth but I’m burnt out tooo
Feel you, I love childbirth (healthy, vaginal births). Not for the on-call life and the pay. I work as a doula and assistant midwife sometimes, but mostly online doula trainings. The burnout is real, also, so I take breaks often.
Why fnp vs whnp? Do you find the content within your fnp program difficult to comprehend or boring? I’m in the same boat I’ve been doing l&d for about four years more...
bloop i gotta make a video on this but basically bc i didn't want to limit myself.
Thank you this video helped me!
I’ve been an L&D nurse for 2 years & this is spot on ! I feel like all L&D nurses love Obstetrics & after working with midwives/OBs in L&D you see the reality/the nature of the work life balance. Midwives are overworked & underpaid ! It doesn’t make sense to go back to school to work more & get paid less. The Thats why most midwives have compassion fatigue & have burnout fatigue. Thank you so much for this!I’ve been trying to explain to the whole world why I have also decided to not go that route. Now I can just send them your video 😊
absolutely! i hope this changes atleast in georgia. I hear its better in other states. where do you live?
i love this video! Ive work as a doula in MA and swore to the heavens i was going to be a NP-nurse midwife and aide in health disparities. The kind of midwife i would want to be is present from start to finish which are often found in birthing centers and means there would be no set hours; im there when i gotta be there. & (please correct me if Im wrong guys but) based off my shadowing experiences the midwifes that work in the hospital with those ideal set shifts catch babies with little to no prior connection to the birthing mom and you see a lot of burn out. I would want to be there prenatal and antepartum to have that connection. Either way the work life balance is not as ideal for me. I actually felt bad for feeling like that; im glad you made this video
and your decision is heavily respected because you talked about your work life balance which is key FOR YOUR COMFORT but you also put into perspective that no one needs a health professional thats not all in for what they do!
Hi Tania, I’m in MA and wanted to know if you would mind connecting with me. I want to become a midwife as well, and am currently looking for a doula training here in MA❤
I am waiting so impatiently for my acceptance letter. Ive worked over 55hrs in a week doing physical labour so I'm sure I can handle an on call schedule. i prepare and use my time wisely. a 5 min nap during your 15min break can save your day/night. seems like a good choice for you though, best of luck
I was accepted woot. I was thinking about this post. I forgot to mention I used insole inserts in my steel toe boots to work those 55+ hr weeks. I went through a few to find the right ones.
Omg your feelings are the same as mine that’s why I started traveling. And now I’m looking for something.
Thank you for sharing. I have been feeling the exact same way. I’m a birth doula and birth assistant and have been wanting to attend a direct entry midwifery school. But I’m a wife and a mom, and the more I think about the on call hours and how burnt out the midwife I work with is… it turns me off from the profession. And I feel bad because more midwives of color are desperately needed and like you I love everything about birth. Plus all the midwives I know are divorced 😳. Is that coincidence or their partners can’t handle their excessive work load?
Lol “ um im not here for that” I totally feel you. I chose my career path based solely on my home life. Because my life is my family. Marriage, 3 kids, football, track, soccer, birthday parties, vacations etc… so i am a OR Nurse i work mon-fri 0700-3:30 no weekends no holidays. I take call which means i stay and finish any case running past 3:30. And call only for weekends& holidays but we are not a level 1 trauma so being called is very very rare! I live in Florida. Making great pay with that schedule. ( the call is the money maker) So i was wanting to be a cardiovascular NP specifically but wondering if its worth it?
Great video. Thanks!
home life is priority so good for you! Idk any cardiovascular NPs. i would try to talk to one to discover how they like their job. instagram is good tool for that or if they have a professional organization
I think its your state, love your channel btw.
Hi there! I have a question, I’m starting my bachelor’s in Midwifery in Greece and I might move in the US next year. I’ve heard that I have to become a nurse first then a Midwife. Do you know if it is possible to study bachelor’s in science in midwifery? I feel so confused lol😂😭 by the way I love your videos you are so inspiring ✨🌻
Baljinder Sonia Singh I would contact the Professional Association for CNMs in the states you’re considering moving to in the USA. Up here in Canada we have BSc in Midwifery programs that pretty much transfer to a CNM once the appropriate exams are written. Also, Canada is pretty open to midwives in most or all provinces.
Kyler and Sylvia Miller okay thank you!!
Each state in the US has different requirements, some states require that you become a Certified Nurse Midwife or you can't practice as a midwife and others allows midwifery without a nursing license. I agree with the comment to check with the CNM organization. States that have birthing clinics and allow home births will most likely allow CNM's to practice without being a registered nurse.
The pay is deff a turn off for continuing on as a midwife. I feel you on that.
Can you recommend colleges I can apply for midwifery in USA with cheap tuition thanks
sooooo is the pay you have now closer to the pay you would receive as a midwife in Atlanta? if so I totally understand and I may be a little less bummed out about the fact that I have to wait a while before returning to school to become a midwife because of all my student loans lol
no i make less than a midwife. but if i worked a lot of extra hours i could make similar to the pay of a new grad nurse in atlanta
i am in a similar situation - ive completed one year of my degree and took a gap year after doing 6 weeks of second year due to my MH - i am so stuck on what to do as i thought this was what i wanted to do...
What is a family nurse partitioner??
It depends which hospital you work?
I think it's important to know the pros and cons of a choice. I found your video important.
What does a family nurse do?
Is it better to be a midwife or Occupational therapist or Physiotherapist???? By means of stress and salary
In states it might be different but in Europe, the reverse is true. Nurses work harder than midwives. Midwives can work independently too.
There are so many avenues to midwifery and you have to have your boundaries set from the beginning. I’m going to school to be a homebirth direct entry midwife and I’ve talked with so many midwives about this route. How busy you are is a direct relation to the number of clients you take.
A WHOLE MOOD.
Maybe you can look into a birth center (I’m not sure if there are any in Georgia) and see if they have better conditions.
there's the Atlanta Birth Center and a few others.
One in Savannah,Ga
Heyy, I’m in the Uk. I’m African & 16 years old. I go to college. I do health and social care course. I want to become a midwife. My grades were low in secondary school. Want do I need to become a midwife & im Afraid I may not be able to train as a midwife in university without the grades 😭. Help please 💕💕
Same sis 😭most universities ask for high grades and I got low grades as well
Lauren. Likee frr siss 😭
hey hun, i know you're in the same situation as me and i did some research so i thought i would share with you. You could possibly train as a adult nurse (lower grade boundaries) as soon as you qualify you can take a 18 month short cut route into midwifery since you would already be a qualified nurse, hope this helps babe and good luck for the future x
Lauren. Thank you so much for this love, means a lot 💞 & same time you 💗🦋
Aggie. Awww...cant say I blame you. You know i know the deal; HOWEVER, there are great schedules out there. I have one that should be the norm. Hit me up. K....-A..
I get it. I’m so done being on call and away from my family. Not worth it.
i'm a labor and delivery nurse and i start my FNP on March 2nd. ppl at my job keep asking me why i don't want to get my midwifery and i today them that i have a husband and a child and i see those on call hours that the midwifes always have to do and i'm just not with it . i rather get my FNP and get a post master degree as a WHNP & call it a day . you have to do what's best for you at all times .
facts! do what's best for you and your family
I’m in the same boat hey my fellow l &d nurses I’m stuck between fnp and whnp how did y’all decide which one to do? Or do first? I feel like so many people have discouraged me from doing fnp ? I’m in the Houston area so it is indeed saturated but also thinking of moving to Atlanta... @nyresha @nurseaggz
Sophia K. Martin i completed my first two classes of my FNP program already and so far so good! of course i have to still go through so much but i know this is what i want. i still work in labor and delivery and still can't imagine running from the clinic to a delivery back to the clinic to my home for dinner and in the middle of dinner i have another delivery because i didn't think this patient would go fast so i went home.... nan, i'll pass on that and i will miss what i do as a L&D nurse once i'm an FNP but i'm very sure i'll love being an FNP overtime the same that i did before
I am a newly qualified midwife in London. As a student I was burned to core and never truly appreciated. I will be starting soon and I am extremely stressed. But honestly I don’t see myself in this career for long. NHS does not treat us well😅there is no such a thing as work life balance. The hours are hectic.
I live in Poland and I'm working 48 hours a week, sometimes 60. That's normal for us
Hi.... Nurseaggs..... I'm midwife from indonesia. Nice to know u. I love your video....
Never knew there is a difference between a labor and delivery nurse and midwife... Im thinking of studying midwifery straight out of high school so im now confused that theres 2 different things...
Between nurse and midwife who's is been paid more
I just wanted to mention to you that if you work as a midwife at acredited Birth center then then you would be around healthy patients because most birth centers do not take high risk pregnancies . I think you would fall in love with caring for Mother's and their babies again if you worked at a birth center and not at a hospital
Here I thought you were going to say it's because they make you say "birthing person" and "chest feeding"
Omg same!!!!!!
5:06 is exactly why we have people being traumatized…
I feel the exact same way. I’m still a new grad L&D nurse but the compassion fatigue and burnout is already on its way and it SUCKS. I wanted to be a midwife and FNP as well, but after interacting with the midwives here in Atlanta, you’re correct. One even told me to “run the other way” lmao. It’s sad because it’s so needed and so necessary especially in cities like Atlanta, but at what expense to your own life? 😭🥴
janecia rosewell lmao I had a midwife say the same thing to me. If that’s not a red flag idk what is 😩. Georgia has a lot of work to do
DEFINILY NOT FOR U , just the way u are talking, God bless you 🙌
God bless you, too ☺️
I think it's great thay you are beinf objective about your interests and needs compared to the reality of true midwifery. Babies come at all hours of the day. It is unfair to expect the clients who have spend months building relationships with their midwives to let a stranger deliver their baby at the 11th hour because of "bankers hours" expectations. I think midwives should stick to the traditional service they provide for their clients from prenatal to birth (actually being there!). That being said....midwives should get paid BANK so they can afford SEVERAL VACATIONS , affors to have domestic help at home so they don't burn out from the heavy work that they do.
Have you ever heard of a certified professional midwife? Sounds like that’s what may be a fit for you. Your own entity and schedule your choice of patients and how many. Run your own birth center girl.
I’m a dermatology nurse practitioner now 🤗
Couldn't u have just done a 0 hour contract and pick your hours
It was the ON-CALL thing and having to sit and labor alongside a bih.
Not to be rude but your heart is not in the right place you are not concerned about babies and moms you are just talking about yourself so you should definitely find something else to do and your not going to see a real birth under a OBGYN they are surgeons!!!! Did you hear that surgeons also you are discouraging other potential midwives if all you care about is money midwives are so needed right now more than ever and I respect these woman that put their lives on the line to keep real birth alive and they care about babies and moms woman are tired of getting major surgery to have a baby that’s not birth that’s surgery so before you complain think about what if it was you needing a midwife and needing that type of love and support and outside of hospital midwives are completely different than hospital midwives there’s a huge difference people are so selfish these days and we complain too much as a people we need to do better but it starts with the person in the mirror
Kim Sims thank you for watching. Although I’m not sure you watched the entire video as we agree on a couple things. When I have kids one day I hope to be cared for by a midwife who loves what she does. I’ve worked with midwives (and OBs) who are unhappy in their career and that reflects in their care. No woman deserves mediocre patient care. Have a blessed rest of your day.
I'm sorry, but why would you assume she doesn't care for women and babies just because she doesn't like certain aspects of the profession? Nobody is selfish for wanting a decent salary and work life balance. No one goes into any profession for completely altruistic reasons.
There are plenty of compassionate burnt out nurses and midwives that end up leaving because of the stress and yes the compassion fatigue like she mentioned. Sometimes not being appreciated with a proper salary and working conditions. Nobody is obligated to be a sacrificial lamb for these specialities. You can care for others while also caring for yourself.
She decided that it didn't pay enough for her considering what it takes to become one and she didn't like the work life balance. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that at all.
It's a tough industry. Unfortunately, our USA healthcare system favors epidural, C-section, and so on on natural birth. Don't forget United States has the highest rate of stillborn. It's unfortunate what we have in the country really pushes down midwife careers and favors other types of careers that helps pharmaceutical companies to grow bigger. and that's the reality like nurse aggz is deciding to not pursue this type of career because it's very limited and discouraging.
At the end of the day it’s her life I hate when ppl say money doesn’t matter when you got grown ppl responsibilities to do yes it matters!! And also whether you have a spouse and kid’s or not shit I wanna a life I wanna be able to travel, go out to a party be spontaneous and go out of town for the weekend but you can’t do that being a midwife because you have ppl waiting to give birth and she’s not discouraging anyone though if she did discourage someone maybe midwife was never for them in the first place as a np or a pa or dr there are somethings you need to consider