Kimberley Murphy

Antenatal

• Antenatal assessment / screening / counselling
• Membrane sweeping
• Management of antepartum haemorrhage
• Management of threatened pre-term labour
• CTG interpretation
• Administration of PGE
• Abdominal palpation
• Speculum examination

Intrapartum

• Artificial rupture of membranes
• Vaginal examination
• Care of women with syntocinon infusion
• Care of women with an epidural
• Application of fetal scalp electrode
• Management of postpartum haemorrhage
• Preparation for caesarean section
• Fetal monitoring and CTG interpretation
• Receiving babies in Obstetric Theatre
• Labour and birth care / management for twin vaginal birth
• Labour and birth care / management for breech vaginal birth
• Care of fetal death in utero labour and birth including misoprostol induction

Postnatal

• Breastfeeding education and trouble shooting
• Care of women post caesarean section

• Midwifery led discharge
• Midwifery led neonatal discharge
• Postnatal education and identification of issues in the postpartum period
• Neonate / Special Care Nursery
• Neonatal assessment
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Care of baby receiving IV fluids
• Care of baby being monitored
• Insertion and care of a baby with a nasogastric tube
• Taking blood from the neonate
• Administration of neonatal intravenous antibiotics

General Midwifery Skills

• IV cannulation
• Urinary catheterisation
• Administration of blood components
• Triage
• Trial of void
• Patient controlled analgesia care

Computer skills

• Digital medical records
• Bullhorn recruitment software
• I clinical manager
• Genie
• Stork
• Meditech