23 Marie Buckleygray
Channel: Virtual Midwives
Date: 2022-05-08

VIDM 2022 Connection in midwifery: A student midwife perspective
Facilitator: Stella Katuku
This presentation will describe the importance and value of human connection in Midwifery from the perspective of a student midwife. It will briefly cover the relevant theory and then apply it to examples. The examples will give different perspectives drawing from anonymised practice and continuity of carer caseloads within the new Midwifery course. The presentation will also draw from examples of building student body community during times of potential disconnection in the epidemic lockdowns and moving forward. This presentation will discuss the changes experienced by midwifery students and how these changes could potentially impact our profession and maternity services in the long term.