Nursery World - My working life ... Midwife

Gabriella Jozwiak talks to Rachel Mavers about her varied and vital
role looking after mothers and babies and supervising other
midwives.

Rachel Mavers is a team leader community midwife and supervisor of midwives at the Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. Her role involves leading a team of eight midwives supporting pregnant women outside the hospital, supervising ten midwives at the trust, and caring for women before, during and after birth.

'My typical day is a mixture of antenatal or postnatal appointments in women's homes or GP surgeries, or delivering babies at home births. I don't deliver babies in the hospital any more.

'A midwife's role begins with a pregnancy. The first meeting we have with a mother-to-be is an information-gathering exercise. For about an hour and a half, we discuss their medical and obstetrics history, and assess whether they will need any referrals. We take routine screening blood tests and give health and diet advice.

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