+1 862 207 3288 Our focus for the second semester in Birth and Beyond has been on intrapartum and the postnatal period. This involves all of the anatomical, physiological, emotional and social changes and experiences of women and their families that surround labour, birth and the post partum period and also the relevance of midwifery care during this time. A big part of our midwifery course is based on learning from reflecting, this is what this essay will focus on.
Whilst on placement I have seen some amazing things. I have had lots of different experiences and have been able to reflect on lots of different scenarios. Reflection is a tool used by all midwives and can be described as: the throwing back of thoughts and memories, in cognitive acts such as thinking, contemplation, meditation and any other form of attentive consideration, in order to make sense of them, and make contextually appro…(short extract)
