Session 1 Questions and Answers
WhatMdoesM'midwife'MtranslateMto?M-MAnswerMWithMwoman
WhatMareMtheMessentialMrolesMofMaMmidwife?M-MAnswerM-MToMprovideMevidence-
based,MindividualisedMcare
-MPromotingMnormalityMinMpregnancy,Mlabour,MbirthMandMtheMpostnatalMperiod
-MToMbeManMadvocateMforMbirthingMpeople'sMchoices
-MRolesMdifferMinMeachMcountry
DefineMautonomousMpractitionerM-
MAnswerMItMisMentirelyMpossibleMtoMgoMthroughManMentireMpregnancyMandMlabourMwit
houtMseeingMaMsingleMdoctor.MMidwiferyMisMaMpracticeMwhereMmultidisciplinaryMinterven
tionMisn'tMnecessaryMunlessMaMcaseMisMcomplex
WhatMareMsomeMotherMhealthcareMprofessionalsMweMmightMsee?M-
MAnswerMNeonatologists,Mobstetrics,Mdoctors.Mit'sMgoodMtoMspeakMtoMandMlearnMfromM
otherMcolleagues,MforMtheMbestMcareMforMtheMbirthingMperson
WhyMmightMaMspecialistMbeMneededMforMaMclient?M-
MAnswerMTheyMmayMhaveManMexistingMhealthMproblemMandMneedMreferralsMforMsuppor
tMandMfurtherMcareMduringMpregnancy.
WhyMwillMweMasMmidwivesMbeMforeverMleaning?M-
MAnswerMBecauseMtheMpractiseMisMeverMevolvingMandMchangingMforMtheMbest,MsoMwe
MmustMcontinueMtoMtrainMandMworkMhardMtoMupholdMtheMbestMstandardMofMcare
WhatMareMtheM5MthingsMthatMdocumentationMmustMbe?M-MAnswerM-MComprehensive
-MContemporaneous
-MObjective
-MTimedMandMdated
-MSigned
, WhyMmustMdocumentationMbeMsoMupkept?M-MAnswerM-
MIfMitMisn'tMwrittenMdown,MitMdidn'tMhappen
-MAccountabilityMandMsafety
-MImprovementMandMcommunication
-MJustificationMofMactions
-MToMpreventMpoorMdrugMadministrationM
-MForMbirthMreflections/traumaMservices
HowMlongMareMnotesMkeptMfor?M-MAnswerM25Myears
WhatMcanMpoorMdocumentationMleadMto?M-MAnswerM-
MTraumaMbeingMexhumedM(relivingMaMstillbirth)
-MLossMofMtrustMinMmedicalMprofessionalsM
-MLackMofMcareMandMtreatment
-MDelaysMofMcareMandMtreatment
-MMisadministrationMofMdrugs/doses/methods
defineMevidence-basedMpracticeM-MAnswerM-
MKnowingMtheMmostMrecentMguidelinesMtoMmakeMtheMbestMdecisionsMforMcare
-MPromotingMtheMbestMpolicy
-MAllowingMbirthingMpeopleMtoMmakeMinformedMdecisionsMaboutMtheirMcareMplans
BenefitsMofMEvidenceMBasedMPracticeM-
MAnswerMItMisMobjective,MmeaningMthatMnoMmidwifeMorMdoctorMcanMimplementMopinio
nMtoMswayMaMclient'sMchoiceMforMtreatment.MThereMisMreasonMandMrationaleMbehindMt
heMprovenMmethods
WhatMareMtheMfourMP'sMofMprofessionalism?M-MAnswerM-MPractiseMeffectively
-MPrioritiseMpeopleM(objectiveMcare)
-MPromoteMprofessionalism
-MPreserveMsafetyM(competency,Minquiring)