More Choice for Student Midwives

Student Midwives are as different as the women they care for, but when
it comes to online debate, discussion and support there is very little
choice of online community for them to immerse themselves into...
until now.

Newest on the scene is the student midwife support network which was
launched at the beginning of November.  It has already accrued
hundreds of members many of whom can only describe it as 'addictive'

What makes StudentMidwife.NET special is its array of features that
are useful to students.  The Royal College of Midwives supply the site
with breaking midwifery news and NHS Careers feed in the latest jobs.
You'll find a midwifery glossary (checked by qualified midwives) which
operates site wide across the sites other services such as forums,
blogs, interactive profiles, educational videos and other gadgets and
gizmos which are pleasurable to interact with.

The site is the brainchild of founders Josie Turner (a student
midwife) and her partner Rob Collyer (a web application developer).

When talking about the ethos of the website, Josie said, "Our mission
is to provide a friendly, welcoming  and supportive venue where open
and honest discussions about midwifery can take place among wannabe's,
students at all levels and qualified midwives."  Josie explained that
the goals of the site are to be a resource, assist 'wannabe' student
midwives, support students throughout their course and to promote
professional development.

The site is staffed by a moderator team consisting of two qualified
midwives (one is RGN Trained) and many final, second year and first
year students plus a wannabe midwife.  The moderators ensure that
order is kept and that debate, discussion and support are lively and
well available.

Rob, the programmer behind the site reported that many additions to
the site are in planning and that he is glad to put his time into
helping support student midwives.

Membership of the website is free and you can visit by going to
www.studentmidwife.net