02 August 2019 02 Aug 2019

Never be afraid to question practice: the professional dilemma of a student midwife

Midwives must be autonomous practitioners, a stipulation of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC, 2018) This article will present a case study in which I was presented with the challenge of conforming to a medicalised approach to care, or upholding my values and philosophies as a student midwife and using a non-interventionist approach to achieve autonomy