Thank you so much for posting this. Sadly there are so many of us aren’t there? All that training, all that hard work and sacrifice, all those hopes and dreams.. all gone. What a waste… midwifery is always in my heart, even when it’s not so acutely in my life ❤️
Thanks for reading Mmerikani. We need to open more eyes to system of ‘care’ that childbearing women are forced to endure and work in (most midwives are female and the male ones tend to ascend the ranks quickly). It is jarring. It makes me really angry. But also really sad. I loved my job. I loved my patients. I will always be proud of the time I spent as a midwife and I will never stop advocating for the rights of all childbearing women.
Thank you for using your story to advocate for this — this is f*cked and also not surprising given how our global economy is structured. Care needs to be sacred and resourced 💕
Absolutely….the care I wanted to give was sacred, holistic, empowering and tender….not dashing from bed to bed making sure everyone was (just about) safe. I have subscribed to you.. we seem to be on the same page. ❤️
It's indeed so tied to the way our economy is structured... that's partly what the Institute is trying to research, better ways of embedding care work and care systems into our economic fabric, so they don't have to rely on goodwill or philanthropy!
I feel this in my bones. I'm wrote part of my experience here. We're not alone: https://taylorfriesen.substack.com/p/on-leaving-midwifery-part-i
Just read your piece, very sad to see the experience carries across borders. Thank you for your work!
Thank you so much for posting this. Sadly there are so many of us aren’t there? All that training, all that hard work and sacrifice, all those hopes and dreams.. all gone. What a waste… midwifery is always in my heart, even when it’s not so acutely in my life ❤️
This is eye-opening, slowly and then jarringly. Very necessary to read. Thank you.
Thanks for reading Mmerikani. We need to open more eyes to system of ‘care’ that childbearing women are forced to endure and work in (most midwives are female and the male ones tend to ascend the ranks quickly). It is jarring. It makes me really angry. But also really sad. I loved my job. I loved my patients. I will always be proud of the time I spent as a midwife and I will never stop advocating for the rights of all childbearing women.
Thank you for reading!
Thank you for using your story to advocate for this — this is f*cked and also not surprising given how our global economy is structured. Care needs to be sacred and resourced 💕
Absolutely….the care I wanted to give was sacred, holistic, empowering and tender….not dashing from bed to bed making sure everyone was (just about) safe. I have subscribed to you.. we seem to be on the same page. ❤️
It's indeed so tied to the way our economy is structured... that's partly what the Institute is trying to research, better ways of embedding care work and care systems into our economic fabric, so they don't have to rely on goodwill or philanthropy!