I&#x27;m A Current Midwifery Student - Ask Me Anything (AMA)!

OP

Hello everyone! I hope you're all well :smile:

Is there anything I can help anyone with regarding midwifery / nursing, does not have to be Coventry University related. If you do, just drop a message in this forum! :smile:

Jade x

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Original post by Coventry University Student Ambassadors

Hey @rhyenneb

If you could let us know what MMI stands for then I’m sure more people will able to help!

Thankyou! :smile:

Jade x

Multiple Mini Interviews it stands for.
They are about 6 mini stations that you are asked to explain something for about five minutes.

Registered NHS midwife

(edited 1 year ago)

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OP

Original post by Tracey_W

Multiple Mini Interviews it stands for.
They are about 6 mini stations that you are asked to explain something for about five minutes.

Registered NHS midwife

Hello @Tracey_W

Thankyou for your assistance in this! There are so many abbreviations out there it is impossible to know all of them :smile:

Jade

Reply 24

OP

Original post by rhyenneb

Did you ever have to do an MMI? I am a grade 12 student and I have an interview that I am preparing for and any tips you have would be very helpful!

Hello @rhyenneb

Thanks to @Tracey_W she has explained what a midwifery MMI is so that I can help you further. You can expect a few stations that may include: situational dilemmas - testing your morals, ethics and values; station on NHS 6Cs and your awareness of this; your knowledge on current midwifery affairs; your reasons for wanting to be a midwife!

I hope this helps.
Good luck :smile:

Jade x

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Original post by Coventry University Student Ambassadors

Hello @Tracey_W

Thankyou for your assistance in this! There are so many abbreviations out there it is impossible to know all of them :smile:

Jade

You are more than welcome Jade 💗
Yes you are probably right about the amount of different variations of abbreviations and I agree with you it's difficult to learn them all.
Tracey 😊🤗

Reply 26

ShaunaFH

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Original post by Coventry University Student Ambassadors

Welcome!

My name is Jade, I am 21 years old and a 3rd year student midwife studying at Coventry University! :smile:

I enjoy going to the gym, eating at new restaurants and rollerskating!
Feel free to ask me anything - why I chose Coventry University, my experience as a student midwife, any tips for interviews, what to expect as a student midwife etc!

Please allow 24 - 48hours response time
I am looking forward to hearing from you all :smile:

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Hi there!

I have an offer to study Midwifery at Manchester and Chester. I'm an irish student so I don't qualify for funding (just the tuition fee loan) and would need to be able to work part time to afford day-to-day living -- is this possible given the nature of a Midwifery degree (with placement, etc)?

Shauna 💗

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OP

Original post by ShaunaFH

Hi there!

I have an offer to study Midwifery at Manchester and Chester. I'm an irish student so I don't qualify for funding (just the tuition fee loan) and would need to be able to work part time to afford day-to-day living -- is this possible given the nature of a Midwifery degree (with placement, etc)?

Shauna 💗

Hey @ShaunaFH

First of all, congratulations for getting an offer to study midwifery! I think part time work is possible, I work part time and I’ve managed. With that being said, I quit my part time job in the first 3 months of 1st year and only started again in 3rd year.

It is doable, as long as you’re organised & have the energy to do it okay. I would recommend trying to see if you can go on the bank at your home trust (hospital you’ll have placement in) to see if you can become a HCA. That way, you can choose your own shifts which is very flexible!

It’s easier if your university has blocks of placement and university I think too :smile:

Mine doesn’t so I initially found it hard to juggle placement, work & university deadlines. However now I am okay!

Jade ❤️
Cov Uni Student Ambassador

(edited 11 months ago)

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Original post by ShaunaFH

Hi there!

I have an offer to study Midwifery at Manchester and Chester. I'm an irish student so I don't qualify for funding (just the tuition fee loan) and would need to be able to work part time to afford day-to-day living -- is this possible given the nature of a Midwifery degree (with placement, etc)?

Shauna 💗

Hi Shauna 😊

I worked part-time ( 2 days a week doing 16 hour's) throughout the whole 3 years of my midwife degreeb( I was working full-time 5 days a week 39 hour's with my employer at the time) and found it okay but at first it was a struggle trying to combine both university degree and part-time work but once I got used to it it was okay..... Your main thing is that when you are doing your university studying weeks you'll have weekends for working as I would suggest that you actually do your university coursework paperwork that you have to do first when you get home from university before you go out to socialise or even working a few hours at night as you can't afford to fall behind okay.
When you are on your placements weeks ( depending on whether it's hospital based or community) will determine what days you can work on as remember that on hospital placements you'll have your rota for usually a month in advance so you can actually work things out better, find a job that can accommodate your placements weeks and there's always the opportunity to apply for HCA positions as well. Plus bank nursing is a good thing for students as you can pick up shifts to suit you but it is up to each individual person on whether they do bank nursing or find a job with a retailer or something else that you can do alongside your nursing degree.
Every person handle university and working at the same time differently as I think I found working the long shifts on placements easy because I was use of working long hours anyway.

Like the person said in post #28 give it a go and see how things go for you because you won't know until you try it.

Congratulations on your offer to do midwifery and best wishes for the next three years of very hard work ahead ❤️ ❤️

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sammykerre

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Original post by Coventry University Student Ambassadors

Welcome!

My name is Jade, I am 21 years old and a 3rd year student midwife studying at Coventry University! :smile:

I enjoy going to the gym, eating at new restaurants and rollerskating!
Feel free to ask me anything - why I chose Coventry University, my experience as a student midwife, any tips for interviews, what to expect as a student midwife etc!

Please allow 24 - 48hours response time
I am looking forward to hearing from you all :smile:

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Hi Jade
Glad to hear about you
why did you choose coventry university tho

Reply 30

OP

Original post by sammykerre

Hi Jade
Glad to hear about you
why did you choose coventry university tho

Hello @sammykerre

Thanks for your question :smile:

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Quite a few reasons tbh, Coventry University had a very high ranking for midwifery compared to some other universities within the UK, they have interesting modules and the amazing Allison Gingell simulation building which simulates actual placement experiences, such as hospital wards.

I also chose CU because some of my friends were going, there was affordable accommodation options and a great student life! :smile:

Jade

Cov Uni Student Ambassador

Reply 31

ShaunaFH

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Original post by Coventry University Student Ambassadors

Hey @ShaunaFH

First of all, congratulations for getting an offer to study midwifery! I think part time work is possible, I work part time and I’ve managed. With that being said, I quit my part time job in the first 3 months of 1st year and only started again in 3rd year.

It is doable, as long as you’re organised & have the energy to do it okay. I would recommend trying to see if you can go on the bank at your home trust (hospital you’ll have placement in) to see if you can become a HCA. That way, you can choose your own shifts which is very flexible!

It’s easier if your university has blocks of placement and university I think too :smile:

Mine doesn’t so I initially found it hard to juggle placement, work & university deadlines. However now I am okay!

Jade ❤️
Cov Uni Student Ambassador

Thank you so much Jade, this is so helpful!!! <3

Reply 32

ShaunaFH

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Original post by Tracey_W

Hi Shauna 😊

I worked part-time ( 2 days a week doing 16 hour's) throughout the whole 3 years of my midwife degreeb( I was working full-time 5 days a week 39 hour's with my employer at the time) and found it okay but at first it was a struggle trying to combine both university degree and part-time work but once I got used to it it was okay..... Your main thing is that when you are doing your university studying weeks you'll have weekends for working as I would suggest that you actually do your university coursework paperwork that you have to do first when you get home from university before you go out to socialise or even working a few hours at night as you can't afford to fall behind okay.
When you are on your placements weeks ( depending on whether it's hospital based or community) will determine what days you can work on as remember that on hospital placements you'll have your rota for usually a month in advance so you can actually work things out better, find a job that can accommodate your placements weeks and there's always the opportunity to apply for HCA positions as well. Plus bank nursing is a good thing for students as you can pick up shifts to suit you but it is up to each individual person on whether they do bank nursing or find a job with a retailer or something else that you can do alongside your nursing degree.
Every person handle university and working at the same time differently as I think I found working the long shifts on placements easy because I was use of working long hours anyway.

Like the person said in post #28 give it a go and see how things go for you because you won't know until you try it.

Congratulations on your offer to do midwifery and best wishes for the next three years of very hard work ahead ❤️ ❤️

Thank you Tracey, I'll take all of this on board!! I really appreciate the advice xx

Reply 33

Faisal101

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What made you choose midwifery as opposed to nursing

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Original post by ShaunaFH

Thank you Tracey, I'll take all of this on board!! I really appreciate the advice xx

You are welcome Shauna 😊
Make Sure you put your midwife degree first and foremost if you are struggling with working with a part-time job alongside your midwife degree. If you can't cope with doing both then concentrating on your midwife degree.

It's manageable and doable if you plan everything out properly ☺️. Xx

Reply 35

OP

Original post by Faisal101

What made you choose midwifery as opposed to nursing

Hello @Faisal101

Please accept my apologies for the delayed response - great question though!
I chose midwifery because I am more interested in pregnancy and being able to support women during their pregnancy, labour and postnatal period (which is after they've had their baby). It has always been a passion of mine as I have always realised that women are at their most vulnerable during pregnancy and I feel I would be able to offer great support and care, when they will need it most.

Nursing was not something I am particularly interested in, as although you provide care in nursing, it does not usually include the aspect of pregnancy - that's what midwives are for! Sometimes people think children's nursing is similar to midwifery however, it is not as it more based on babies, infants and adolescents whereas I would rather prefer to care for women & newborns, if that makes sense?

Kind regards,
Jade :smile:

Cov Uni Student Ambassador

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Faisal101

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Original post by Coventry University Student Ambassadors

Hello @Faisal101

Please accept my apologies for the delayed response - great question though!
I chose midwifery because I am more interested in pregnancy and being able to support women during their pregnancy, labour and postnatal period (which is after they've had their baby). It has always been a passion of mine as I have always realised that women are at their most vulnerable during pregnancy and I feel I would be able to offer great support and care, when they will need it most.

Nursing was not something I am particularly interested in, as although you provide care in nursing, it does not usually include the aspect of pregnancy - that's what midwives are for! Sometimes people think children's nursing is similar to midwifery however, it is not as it more based on babies, infants and adolescents whereas I would rather prefer to care for women & newborns, if that makes sense?

Kind regards,
Jade :smile:

Cov Uni Student Ambassador

Thanks for th response! I presume you’ve just come out of a stressful exam season lol?
yeah that makes a lot of sense. I’m going to med skl soon, so I guess one of the differences is that I will still have the choice whether I want to work in obs and gynae or some other specialty. Do you think it’s a good thing or bad thing that nursing/midwifery students have to make the choice of which type of patients they will work with before they even start the degree?

Reply 37

OP

Original post by Faisal101

Thanks for th response! I presume you’ve just come out of a stressful exam season lol?
yeah that makes a lot of sense. I’m going to med skl soon, so I guess one of the differences is that I will still have the choice whether I want to work in obs and gynae or some other specialty. Do you think it’s a good thing or bad thing that nursing/midwifery students have to make the choice of which type of patients they will work with before they even start the degree?

Hello,

You’re welcome! You know what, not so much exams as we use different forms of assessments in midwifery but yes I just finished a lot of deadlines! Phew. I feel quite relieved actually.

Congratulations for getting in med school!😊

No, I don’t necessarily think so because I think most people have a calling for either: midwifery, children’s nursing or adult nursing, it’s not a hard decision for most especially when people clarify the roles. Attending open days could help those who struggle to decide & it could be that, when on placement they realise this is not for them - and if they still want to pursue a healthcare degree, they can pick any other option!

Kind regards,
Jade :smile:

Cov Uni Student Ambassador

Reply 38

bubblinbee84

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I’m starting midwifery in sept. What’s the most important things I should get first? Do you get a list of items required? What Footwear/clothing for placements? Books best to get?

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