Cuppa with a pro #02 Kiersten - Student Midwife “I help facilitate women’s wishes”

Hey hey,  In this new series, I am interviewing professionals that work within the pregnancy, birthing or parenting space to chat about their expertise. In today's episode I am chatting with a very passionate student midwife Kiersten who takes us through the behind the scenes of her midwifery studies, what being a student midwife looks like and where her aspirations for the future. In this conversation we chat about  ✔️the role and benefits of having a student midwife to help bring continuity of care to the antenatal and postnatal period  ✔️inability of student midwives to attend homebirths  ✔️learning to practice holistic midwifery, being taught by Rachel Reed, learning to critically analyse and think  ✔️supporting women’s informed decisions regardless of what those decisions are  ✔️how a student midwife can help bridge the gap for women who missed out on a continuity of care model for their pregnancy  ✔️how to find a student midwife  ✔️researching what you’re interested in knowing and what you want to learn more about to avoid being overwhelmed by all the info out there  ✔️finding mum friends during the postpartum period  ✔️student midwives being burned out due to the high case load demand on top of studying, placements without financial rewards  ✔️managing trauma as a student midwife and resources available  If you are looking for a student midwife, there are 2 Facebook groups you can post or search in   Call the student midwife https://www.facebook.com/groups/1029725940418733  A student for every women https://www.facebook.com/groups/280671229026793  To be sure to be notified when a new episode comes out please subscribe to the show on your listening platform. If you would like to support the show, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a 5-star review on your podcast listening platform or Apple podcast.  If you would like to come on the show and tell your own birth story please get in touch through this link here https://forms.gle/YCCP5dMg8bYSXuAYA  This podcast is available on Deezer, Spotify, Apple podcast, most other podcast listening platforms and Youtube  Follow me on social media for more content  Facebook: www.facebook.com/cuppawithadoula  Instagram: www.instagram.com/cuppawithadoula  If you would like to see my offerings including doula work, birth and parenting education classes head over to www.triskwell.com  Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy this episode!  Alicia :)