��<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Sonya wrote:<FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;" Problem is need experience!&nbsp; Can't get it if you don' t work in it".&nbsp; </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sonya, the way that most of us midwives in the community got started was to "apprentice " ourselves with a practicing midwife and do the hard yards.&nbsp; There was no pay whilst we were in "training" and many had families like myself.&nbsp; I had 5 children(and a&nbsp;supportive husband) &nbsp;and lived in a rural community where we travelled up to 150kms to births and of course A/N &amp; P/N visits.&nbsp; We did not have insurance, provided all our own equipment and disposables and worked in a VERY hostile environment.&nbsp; We were insulted and barred from attending some labour wards etc.&nbsp; O.K.&nbsp; I am not saying how wonderful we were (although on reflection, we were!) I am just pointing out that where there is a will there is a way.&nbsp; Cheers, MM</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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