International Day of the Midwife
We celebrated International Day of the Midwife on 5 May. This year's theme was “Midwives: a vital climate solution”. In UMHL eight mothers gave birth on 5 May, and each received a special UMHL birth cert. Celebrations took place on 7 May and included blessing of the hands, a breakfast celebration, cake at lunchtime and finished with a midwifery bake off.
International Day of the Nurse
International Day of Nurse was on 12 May 12 and this year’s theme was “The economic power of care”. Celebrations took place across all sites throughout the week of May 12th
QQ1 Level 5 Maternity Model
Seven HCAs recently undertook a QQ1 level 5 maternity Module. This was facilitated by the Centre for Nursing & Midwifery Education HSE West and supported by Clinical Skills facilitators and midwifery staff from UMHL. The maternity module included a range of theoretical and practical components of midwifery care. The HCAs developed their skills in caring for new-born’s skin, bathing and infant feeding. Theoretical topics such as the philosophy of maternity care in Ireland, perinatal mental health support, bereavement support structures and future development in maternity care was discussed. The learners gained enhanced knowledge on their role in an emergency midwifery situation.
Back Row: Patricia Gohery CNME, Jaffin Prince, Gibin Punnoose, Aoife Lane, Susan Rice, Maria Considine ADOM
Front Row: Eileen Roan DOM, Kuriakose Cyriac, Angelika Lukyanova, Valerie McInerney ADOM
