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A Girl On A Journey

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Midwifery

  • How to become a midwife: My UCAS Application Journey & getting my place at uni!

  • My shifts as a Full-Time Newly Qualified Midwife (including my actual rota!): VIDEO

  • Expanding A Girl On A Journey onto Youtube – properly!

  • What to buy for Uni as a Student Midwife + VIDEO

  • Adjusting to a New rotation as a midwife: VIDEO

  • What’s in my bag – Delivery Suite Midwife Edition: VIDEO

  • Life in the Time of Corona #3

  • Life in the Time of Corona #2

  • Life in the time of corona…

  • Exciting Surprise: Rotating To a New Area

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YOUTUBE
In this video I am going to share with you the answer to a question I get all the time: "How Do You Become A Midwife?". I am going to share how you become a midwife, some of the university requirements to become a midwife, as well as my UCAS journey - including dates for my midwifery interviews and finally getting my offer to become a student midwife! I am also going to talk a little about what to expect at the student midwife interview. I hope it helps answer some of your questions - as always please leave any more questions in the comments below and I will try my best to answer them asap! :-) - Timestamps to jump to the parts you might be interested in: 01:20 The Course 03:17 Making the decision to become a student midwife 03:46 UCAS - An Overview 04:24 My UCAS Experience - A Timeline 09:09 Interviews 11:11 Conclusion and final thoughts. - #becomeamidwife #ukmidwife #ucasapplication - I will now be posting new videos EVERY THURSDAY so please do subscribe so you don't miss any future videos - I've got loads of really exciting content planned! - Camera and Editing: Filmed on: Nikon D5600 - https://amzn.to/2Zwx3Bq Tripod: https://amzn.to/35voRoU Edited with iMovie Sound Effects and Commission-Free music from Epidemic Sound - Get a 1 month free trial here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/uicrji/ - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rosieladkin Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rosieladkin Blog: http://www.agirlonajourney.com - A bit about me: I qualified as a Midwife in September 2019 and have been working as a fully qualified Midwife at a UK hospital since October 2019. I am 30 years old and live with my wonderful fiancé who I am marrying in 2021! I run a blog over at http://www.agirlonajourney.com, in which I have documented my training to be a midwife. I continue to post regularly on there so please do check it out! - If you have any questions, please do send them over via my blog at http://www.agirlonajourney.com - *My views are my own and do not reflect the views of the hospital or Trust that I work for. I will not be sharing the name of my hospital or trust, or any confidential information or information that might lead to a breach in confidentiality. I cannot give medical advice, if you have concerns, please contact your healthcare professional or local hospital.* *Links included in the video or description may include affiliate links*
HOW TO BECOME A MIDWIFE: UCAS Application Journey & Getting A Place At University | UK Midwife
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In this video I am going to answer all your questions about what shifts a uk midwife works, what hours midwives work, how it is working night shifts in a block, and also going over details about midwife annual leave and schedule requests, and then I am going to share 4 MONTHS OF MY ACTUAL MIDWIFE SHIFT ROTA! This is a bit of a marathon video because there is so much information to share and I've had so many questions from student midwives and student-midwives-to-be about it that I wanted to make sure I cover it all! - Timestamps to jump to the parts you might be interested in: 00:28 Introduction 01:26 Shift Requests 03:37 Contract Details 05:08 Flexible Working 06:25 Annual Leave 08:56 ACTUAL ROTAS! 10:08 Month A 13:13 Month B 15:52 Month C 17:51 Month D 20:08 Working Christmas, Work-Life Balance, Conclusion and Final Thoughts MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO: What Does a Newly-Qualified Midwife Get Paid? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rmb2Pl-uxeM&t=7s Working Christmas as a Midwife - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYd2Z6msytQ #midwifeshifts #ukmidwife #midwifeschedule Please leave any questions or video requests in the comments. :-) - I will now be posting new videos EVERY THURSDAY so please do subscribe so you don't miss any future videos - I've got loads of really exciting content planned! - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rosieladkin Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rosieladkin Blog: http://www.agirlonajourney.com - A bit about me: I qualified as a Midwife in September 2019 and have been working as a fully qualified Midwife at a UK hospital since October 2019. I am 30 years old and live with my wonderful fiancé who I am marrying in 2021! I run a blog over at http://www.agirlonajourney.com, in which I have documented my training to be a midwife. I continue to post regularly on there so please do check it out! - If you have any questions, please do send them over via my blog at http://www.agirlonajourney.com - *My views are my own and do not reflect the views of the hospital or Trust that I work for. I will not be sharing the name of my hospital or trust, or any confidential information or information that might lead to a breach in confidentiality. I cannot give medical advice, if you have concerns, please contact your healthcare professional or local hospital.* *Links included in the video or description may include affiliate links*
WHAT SHIFTS DOES A MIDWIFE WORK? Sharing 4 MONTHS of my actual shift rota! | UK MIDWIFE
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In this video I am going to share the absolute essentials that you need as a student midwife starting out on your course; for university and for placement. Enjoy! To skip to certain parts, click the timestamps below: 0:00 Introduction 1:05 Books 4:40 Placement Shoes 5:36 Other Things for Placement 9:38 Bags 10:32 Do I Need A Laptop? 11:56 What else could I need or want? Student Midwife Shopping List Blog Posts: What to Buy for Uni as a Student Midwife - https://www.agirlonajourney.com/?p=4106 The Necessities and the Lust List - https://www.agirlonajourney.com/2018/03/midwife-mondays-76-student-midwife-shopping-list-the-necessities-and-the-lust-list.html Student Midwife Shopping List - https://www.agirlonajourney.com/2017/06/midwife-mondays-39-ultimate-pre-course-shopping-list-buy-starting-student-midwife.html Items Mentioned in the Video: BOOKS Myles Textbook for Midwives - https://amzn.to/2QKqXIZ Mayes Textbook for Midwives - https://amzn.to/3lIEBus Skills for Midwifery Practice - https://amzn.to/34WXgMZ Anatomy & Physiology for Midwives - https://amzn.to/31RRSst An Introductions to Research for Midwives - https://amzn.to/32K4Oju Balliere's Midwives Dictionary - https://amzn.to/3jHSnvx SHOES Clarks Unloops - https://amzn.to/3bjdNvQ OTHER THINGS YOU MIGHT NEED/WANT Fob Watch (set of 4) - https://amzn.to/34SIgjg Small Black Notebooks (pack of 2) - https://amzn.to/3jABLWr Littmann Classic iii Stethoscope - https://amzn.to/2GqF3xj Backpack (similar to mine) - https://amzn.to/3lMltf8 The Happy Planner Company Planners - https://tidd.ly/34XF8CM Birth Counter - https://tidd.ly/350Otto "Catches so far" plaque - https://tidd.ly/34X0mR7 - Please feel free to leave comments and questions below - I'll try to answer them asap! - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rosieladkin Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rosieladkin Blog: http://www.agirlonajourney.com - A bit about me: I qualified as a Midwife in September 2019 and have been working as a fully qualified Midwife at a UK hospital since October 2019. I am 30 years old and live with my wonderful fiancé who I am marrying in 2021! I run a blog over at http://www.agirlonajourney.com, in which I have documented my training to be a midwife. I continue to post regularly on there so please do check it out! - If you have any questions, please do send them over via my blog at http://www.agirlonajourney.com - *My views are my own and do not reflect the views of the hospital or Trust that I work for. I will not be sharing the name of my hospital or trust, or any confidential information or information that might lead to a breach in confidentiality. I cannot give medical advice, if you have concerns, please contact your healthcare professional or local hospital.* *Links included in the video or description may include affiliate links*
STUDENT MIDWIFE ESSENTIALS: What do you really NEED for Uni & Placement? | UK Midwife
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DISCLAIMER: This footage was all filmed before covid-19 hit the UK and before any restrictions were implemented so you won't be seeing any masks or mentions of social distancing in this video. Please don't leave me any hate in the comments! :-) This video shares my first week on a new rotation, including both night shifts and day shifts, and a bit of my work-life balance too. Hope you enjoy! Jump to: 0:00 Introduction & Disclaimer 1:03 Vlog Start 2:35 End of First Shift 5:06 End of Second Shift 9:29 Filling out my Birth Register 10:48 Cooking Dinner 11:43 Getting Ready for Third Shift 12:58 End of Third Shift Please feel free to leave comments and questions below - I'll try to answer them asap! - Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rosieladkin Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rosieladkin Blog: http://www.agirlonajourney.com - A bit about me: I qualified as a Midwife in September 2019 and have been working as a fully qualified Midwife at a UK hospital since October 2019. I am 30 years old and live with my wonderful fiancé who I am marrying in 2021! I run a blog over at http://www.agirlonajourney.com, in which I have documented my training to be a midwife. I continue to post regularly on there so please do check it out! - If you have any questions, please do send them over via my blog at http://www.agirlonajourney.com - *My views are my own and do not reflect the views of the hospital or Trust that I work for. I will not be sharing the name of my hospital or trust, or any confidential information or information that might lead to a breach in confidentiality. I cannot give medical advice, if you have concerns, please contact your healthcare professional or local hospital.*
My First Week On A New Rotation: Vlog | UK Midwife | A Girl On A Journey
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Gradually getting used to becoming more comfortabl Gradually getting used to becoming more comfortable in front of the camera again (even though selfies still definitely feel a bit cringe!); another YouTube video going live tomorrow so please do check that out! 😊 Completely blown away by the response my last few videos have got so thank you all so much! 📹
Completely honoured to be featured in this amazing Completely honoured to be featured in this amazing piece of street art by the remarkable @atila_8t4 in Peckham/Dulwich honouring the NHS workers during the pandemic. 🥰 I knew it was there, but not living in London, I hadn’t seen a proper picture of it! This photo was taken by @lyall_genade and is shared with permission. He didn’t know who it was; simply taking a picture of the artwork and the “new normal” (we have never met) and my future brother-in-law @domgriff93 spotted it on his feed and pointed out the amazing coincidence - thanks @lyall_genade for letting me share your photo! 🏳️‍🌈
This man 🥰 I am the luckiest girl in the world, This man 🥰 I am the luckiest girl in the world, no question. 💍 Don’t know how I got so lucky; And even after the past few weeks of helping me do really annoying simple things since I broke my coccyx, he still wants a photo together - that’s true love, right there! 😍
After weeks of waiting, our completion date on our After weeks of waiting, our completion date on our beautiful new house has been sent out! 🏠 30th September we will be moving into our new home - and we genuinely can’t wait! 🥰
On Friday night we had our first indoor dinner out On Friday night we had our first indoor dinner out since March! 🥰 I was a bit nervous to see the set up initially but @odfellows_shifnal have it down to a tee! Felt so safe, the tables are so well spaced and the food was amazing! 😍 I went for the sea bass fillet with mussels, potatoes, green beans and a tarragon cream sauce - YUM! 🍴 Such a lovely evening out with @matt.griff90 and the in-laws-to-be - can’t wait to book in again! Thanks @odfellows_shifnal! 🥂
Still high as a kite after such a special day with Still high as a kite after such a special day with my mum @claireladkin and @matt.griff90’s mum, Janine, picking my wedding dress this week - a day I’ll never forget, made so special by the team at @weddingbelles_4oaks! 🥰 Already can’t wait to see my dress again when it comes in! I really feel like a bride now! 👰🏼
With my mum (@claireladkin) and my mother-in-law t With my mum (@claireladkin) and my mother-in-law to-be, Janine, by my side, I said “Yes” to the dress and chose my beautiful wedding dress!👰🏼 - Such a wonderfully special experience at the incredible @weddingbelles_4oaks! 🥰 A beautiful & spacious individual dressing room, such friendly & helpful staff, and the loveliest and most personal service! Can’t recommend the team and the set up highly enough! 🥂 Thank you so much to Tracy, Claire, Mel and all the team at @weddingbelles_4oaks; you truly made me feel like a princess! 💍 Anyone looking for a wedding dress in the Midlands, definitely visit Wedding Belles of Four Oaks - after my own experience saying yes to my dress here, I know you won’t regret it! 😍
After waiting months for lockdown to ease, a coupl After waiting months for lockdown to ease, a couple of weeks ago we finally managed to go to have the day of wedding planning that @matt.griff90 has been most looking forward to - the cake consultation! 🍰 Not only did we get to eat some amazing cake (in loads of different flavours!), but we also met the wonderful @dollybirdbakes who has come up with the most incredible design for our wedding cake - can’t wait to see it in reality now! 🥰 This is her gorgeous studio, and yes, those flowers are made of sugar! 😍
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