Our Aspiring Midwives Q&A
Five of our ambitious, brave and compassionate midwives kindly took a moment, to offer their words of encouragement, advice and support to aspiring midwives.
Midwifery is a challenging but 
rewarding career path, offering many diverse routes to branch into once you have qualified following your fortieth delivery.
With an emphasis on empowering women to seek the treatment and support that they require, through all stages of their pregnancies; midwifery is a role that requires compassion, ambition and resilience, to keep our women and babies uplifted throughout their journeys.
Want to learn more about what it takes to become a midwife? Read our Aspiring Midwives Question and Answer:
Can you tell us about your fortieth delivery?
“My fortieth delivery was on my last ever night shift as a third year luckily - there was a lady having her second baby and she had a beautiful pool birth – it was really lovely. It makes you feel like you’ve reached that end result that you’ve been working towards. The first thing I did was I called my mom... even though it was 3 o'clock in the morning. It was so great to celebrate and achieve together.”
Autumn White, Newly Qualified Midwife
What are the most important qualities a midwife needs to have to succeed?
“You have to be caring, you have to be passionate, it’s a very hard job, but it’s really rewarding. You need to have that drive and passion to provide really good care. It can be challenging at times but it’s rewarding.”
Connie Weston, Maternity Retention Lead Midwife
What inspired you to become a midwife?
"I was inspired by my community midwife. When I was pregnant, I had the fear of being judged because of my age. I became scared to see my midwife, didn’t know what she would say to me but actually, she was very accommodating, very lovely, very friendly and she was somebody that I could look up to which made me feel good about myself and safe."
Dudu Nyathi, Fetal Monitoring Midwife
What advice would you give to newly qualified midwives?
“Make the time to speak to other people outside of midwifery about things that have happened at work. Speak with your midwifery colleagues. Have a lot of me-time on your days off. Rest when you have your annual leave, shut down the world. “
Fiona Williams, Intrapartum Matron
Who has had an impact upon your personal midwifery journey?
“We all remember the midwives that we worked alongside as students. The experienced midwives that were unflappable and so helpful. I think it’s true to say now that the people who are friendly and that empower you to do good work are the ones that really stick in your mind.”
Judy Lane, Lead Midwife in Professional Practice
We'd like to say a big thank you to our five fantastic midwives who took part in our Midwife Moments series and offered their inspiring words to us across International Day of the Midwife 2022 earlier this month.
If you would like to learn more about the steps to take to become a midwife, visit our Maternity Recruitment Hub.
