17. Wine, Wit & Travel Midwifery with Lorraine Evans

Lorraine Evans is the kind of midwife who turns every experience into a story worth telling. With a larger-than-life personality and a passion for adventure, Lorraine has built a career that’s taken her from the bustling streets of London to some of the most remote communities in Australia. As a travel midwife, she’s delivered babies in outback hospitals, managed high-risk births via telehealth, and tackled emergencies as the sole midwife on call - all with her signature humour and warmth.Before healthcare, Lorraine’s career path was as varied as her travels, but nothing fulfilled her quite like midwifery. Lorraine shares the realities of agency nursing, from intense clinical moments to the deep connections she forms with patients and communities. Despite the unpredictability of locum life, she thrives on the freedom, flexibility, and unique experiences it brings.A wine judge in her spare time, Lorraine brings her expertise to the podcast studio, sharing a glass with our hosts - who, unsurprisingly, end up breaking one in the process! Tune in to hear Lorraine’s take on agency midwifery, her love for connecting with communities, and why she wouldn’t have it any other way.More about Lorraine's Organisation of Choice, the Far North Queensland Hospital FoundationWe are a non-profit, charitable organisation who raises funds in order to directly support the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, which care for nearly 285,000 people from Tully to the Torres Strait.It Takes Heart is hosted by cmr’s Samantha Miklos and Kate Coomber and recorded at cmr’s head office in Brisbane.We Care; Music by Waveney YassoGet to know It Takes Heart & cmr better! Instagram: @ittakesheartpodcast and @cornerstonemedicalrecruitmentYouTube: @ItTakesHeartPodcast and @cornerstonemedicalrecruitment TikTok: @cornerstonemedicalrecLinkedIn: @cmr | Cornerstone Medical Recruitment Facebook: @CornerstoneMedicalRecruitment