I remember this date 2 years ago... My life changed forever.
Surprisingly it was nothing to do with midwifery. My first baby was born. Well I say born, I actually mean cut out of me.
Afterwards I was given a certificate to say he was born on international day of the midwife... I thought it was a joke, I had no idea this day existed!
I said something about how it was a coincidence. They asked why and I said 'because I'm going to be a midwife' with a big fat grin on my face. They seemed quite enthused at first until they realised I was just 19 with a new baby, no a levels and no plan to apply to uni anytime soon. They seemed bored then and seemed to humour me. It really irritated me at the time, I felt like they didn't believe me or thought I was stupid.
Looking back I understand their reaction. I was quite clearly clueless about just how competitive university places were, how important a good personal statement is, grades, experience etc. I thought they'd see my passion and that would be that!
I remember after that day I started researching more to ensure I managed to get a place at university. It was then I realised how seriously I needed to take the application process to be accepted into university.
So international day of the midwife is not just important to me because of what it is and what it stands for, but because of the birth of my oldest beautiful, amazing son and because I think I partly owe my university place to this special day.
Surprisingly it was nothing to do with midwifery. My first baby was born. Well I say born, I actually mean cut out of me.
Afterwards I was given a certificate to say he was born on international day of the midwife... I thought it was a joke, I had no idea this day existed!
I said something about how it was a coincidence. They asked why and I said 'because I'm going to be a midwife' with a big fat grin on my face. They seemed quite enthused at first until they realised I was just 19 with a new baby, no a levels and no plan to apply to uni anytime soon. They seemed bored then and seemed to humour me. It really irritated me at the time, I felt like they didn't believe me or thought I was stupid.
Looking back I understand their reaction. I was quite clearly clueless about just how competitive university places were, how important a good personal statement is, grades, experience etc. I thought they'd see my passion and that would be that!
I remember after that day I started researching more to ensure I managed to get a place at university. It was then I realised how seriously I needed to take the application process to be accepted into university.
So international day of the midwife is not just important to me because of what it is and what it stands for, but because of the birth of my oldest beautiful, amazing son and because I think I partly owe my university place to this special day.
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