to think that DC should know the difference between a midwife and a nurse?

[darleneconnor]

I'm .

Just heard DC on BBC news mentioning the 'maternity nurses' who delivered his newest daughter, Florence.

If he's f around with the NHS he should bloody well know what he's bleating on about!

Grrrrr

my brother in law didn't know the difference but he is a nob and a very ignorant annoying nob with it.
I have put him right.

it's like musing the difference between a policeman and a traffic warden Lewis.

www.mnttraining.co.uk/nannies/maternity_nurses/index.htm

pressed send too soon, think I would prefer trained nurse or m(along with registrar/consultant) at a c section than a mternity nurse

It makes a difference.

Nobber indeed.

And, AtYourCervix, may I congratulate you on your fine, fine talk name!

patricia- surgeons dont do c-sections! obstetricians do them.

my mum was both a nurse then a midwife so I've been hearing this debate all my life.

But I do expect the PM to know the difference. I'll give him a teensy bit of leeway for the fact that this birth was a c-section (didnt know that) and the roles arent so clear in that scenario. But this was his wife's 4th birth. They werent all sections were they?

Obstetricians are surgeons though, hence them being called Miss/Mr rather than Dr.

OK, found it At the end of the leaflet are examples of how awards are calculated. If you look at the BBC link above, you should be able to work out how the changes will affect you.

A maternity nurse is just a nanny that looks after newborn children. He probably has lots of them.

They aren't fliping surgeons! They are the one who wanted to go into surgery but weren't good enough.

Actually they are surgeons. Just obstetric +/- gynae surgeons as opposed to general surgeons (who are a dying breed anyway).

It's a frightening slip by a man in care of YOUR health care sytem...

To. angry. to. post

Along with his slip of "second rate care" yesteday, it just goes to show that DC has never rated the NHS and has always intended to break it up. Easy for him to do when he has so much money as he'll never have to worry about being in the lower tier of care.

Eeerr.... I for one, wouldn't want a midwife around during the Csection. Or ever, for that matter. Consultants and yes, maternity nurses only please.

David Cameron et al are doing a fabulous job on all fronts. So do find something else to whinge about, dear.

Strangely enough I usually get a bit pedantic about this sort of thing, but not today. I don't believe that calling a midwife a maternity nurse is totally out of order..a bit ignorant, maybe..but not a great mistake in the big scheme of things.

I did have a bit of a fit when I sent a letter to Tony Blair about my local hospital closing & received a reply from him stating that he would be forwarding the letter to the Ministry of Transport, though

My Csection was performed by the (utterly fabulous )consultant and his team, not a midwife in sight.

For the record. A Maternity Nurse isn't generally medically trained. A maternity nurse doesn't have to be formally trained at all. A Maternity Nurse, is genreally privatly employed by a family AFTER the baby is born. She lives with the family and cares for the newborn 24hrs a day 6 days a week, for a period of 2-8 weeks on average. Her role is to support the parents, give advice on feeding, routines and other newborn issues and wake up to the baby at night and either feed or take the baby to mum for BF then settle the baby back to sleep.

Rollmops

UNLESS you are in america then I assure you there was a midwife ther because theatre staff (nurses and anae staff) do not and will not take care of the newborn...

In some hospitals midwives recieve the babies and in others they also take role of the scrub nurse!

Maternity nurse are what containher says above OR are of the american type - they are glorified HCA with no autonomous practice or skills.

Now your birth may have been managed by the medical staff but midwives will have been there because obstetrician DONT DO neonates and paediatricians don't do WELL neonates

bastard. having good intentions and trying to praise others.

Yeah I know. How very dare he..