Month: January 2023

Navigating The Australian Maternity System 1995

Arriving in Oz I joined an agency needing a salary as soon as possible.

First shift was a morning on the postnatal floor of a large public tertiary hospital, an old building, with no AC, a stinking hot 35-degree day, white dress and tights clinging as I worked under the whir of multiple fans, sweat trickling down my back.

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A Community Midwifery Service QLD 1997 – 1999

An accurate quote ❤️

Midwifery is both joyful and painful. We see the best and worst day of people’s lives in our everyday experience. We are incredibly lucky to be part of women’s lives when things are bright and jubilant, but also when they are darkest and most difficult. It allows us to see the light and shade of life in its sharpest exposure

Alexandra Ryan
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