What unis are you applying for?

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Originally Posted by Shar

I'm already at uni this year, my friend is doing midwifery and a few are doing nursing so I've seen the nightmare they've been through

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haha, yeah my mum qualified as a midwife a few years ago so god don't I know. Volunteer on a postnatal ward too and even that's stressful at times!

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Originally Posted by Jake

haha, yeah my mum qualified as a midwife a few years ago so god don't I know. Volunteer on a postnatal ward too and even that's stressful at times!

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Are you a boy? I'm curious how a male midwife would work - sexism aside - as I don't see many mothers being comfortable with that? :S

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Originally Posted by Jake

haha, yeah my mum qualified as a midwife a few years ago so god don't I know. Volunteer on a postnatal ward too and even that's stressful at times!

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It's so rewarding though and when it isn't sucking it will be so worth it. Good luck, hope you get interviews at every uni you applied to!

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Originally Posted by Munex

Are you a boy? I'm curious how a male midwife would work - sexism aside - as I don't see many mothers being comfortable with that? :S

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Yeah I am. Yeah and I have no problem with that, if someone would rather a female midwife that's fine. It's only the same as what a doctor would do so I don't see the issue myself, gender doesn't make a difference to how well I can perform my job. Anyways I know a few people who have had male midwives and they actually said they were brilliant. Imo the women I've met on the postnatal ward are lovely and don't seem to have a problem with me being male, I would more expect the fathers to be funny with it if anything! Like I said though, if someone weren't comfortable with it, fair enough they're entitled to a female if they'd prefer.

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Originally Posted by Jake

Yeah I am. Yeah and I have no problem with that, if someone would rather a female midwife that's fine. It's only the same as what a doctor would do so I don't see the issue myself, gender doesn't make a difference to how well I can perform my job. Anyways I know a few people who have had male midwives and they actually said they were brilliant. Imo the women I've met on the postnatal ward are lovely and don't seem to have a problem with me being male, I would more expect the fathers to be funny with it if anything! Like I said though, if someone weren't comfortable with it, fair enough they're entitled to a female if they'd prefer.

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I think most would admire you for it really

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Originally Posted by Shar

I think most would admire you for it really

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It's sure as hell gonna help me stand out at application stage anyways but yah we'll see!1

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Originally Posted by Jake

It's sure as hell gonna help me stand out at application stage anyways but yah we'll see!1

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As long as you say what you said above you'll be fine! You've got work experience and stuff, a lot of people don't, it gives you a huge advantage

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Originally Posted by Shar

As long as you say what you said above you'll be fine! You've got work experience and stuff, a lot of people don't, it gives you a huge advantage

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Yah I guess I'm older as well which helps, so glad I'm not applying straight out of school!

I'm applying for nursing at nottingham, UEA, stafford, manchester and either Keele or oxford brookes


has anyone gone to see stafford? it's apparently really good for nursing but the things I've heard about the actual university hasn't been that great

oh yh and my final choice was london south bank