Rebecca Dearman

• Providing safe and woman-centred midwifery care across all aspects of the maternity journey from early pregnancy, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal while adhering to the Midwife National Standards for Practice.
• Able to work effectively and efficiently in a multidisciplinary team environment, ensuring that a high level of communication is met between fellow colleagues, birthing women/people and their families.
• Able to provide safe administration of varied type of medications, ensuring adherence to infection control guidelines.
• Have a thorough understanding of management of obstetric emergency situations such as; maternal collapse, post-partum haemorrhage, shoulder dystocia and cord prolapse through regular training which includes Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Practical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training (PROMPT).
• Keeping my Continued Professional Development (CPD) portfolio up to date through mandatory training and seeking non-mandatory CPD opportunities through other professional bodies, such as the Australian College of Midwives.

• Worked cohesively in a small, private maternity ward environment with fellow midwives, nurses, private obstetricians, private paediatricians, anaesthetists and physiotherapists.
• Provided safe and effective midwifery care to women and their babies during their entire stay at the hospital, beginning with initial labour assessment, intrapartum care, transition to the postnatal ward and providing breastfeeding and infant care education for both parents/caregivers, including care of babies in the Special Care Nursery for premature babies born after 33 weeks gestation, and any other infant requiring special care.
• Performed general midwifery skills on a regular basis in conjunction with more advanced skills, including; performing artificial rupture of membranes, applying foetal scalp electrodes, insertion of prostaglandin gels or Cervadil, and assisting paediatricians with neonatal resuscitation and insertion of neonatal IV cannulas.
• Occasionally caring for general nursing patients both on the maternity ward and in other areas of the hospital.
• Attending regular mandatory and non-mandatory on-site training sessions as well as keeping all online learning up to date as required.

A role working within the postnatal ward of the Women's and Children's Hospital, in addition to my regular contracted hours, where I recruited women to take part in a study undertaken by SAHMRI (South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute). The role involved;

• Speaking to families of term born, singleton infants
• Asking families screening questions to determine eligibility
• Offering participation should the family be eligible and interested
• Obtaining written informed consent and contact information

• Maintained knowledge of menu items, liquor brands, beers and non-alcoholic selections to enhance customer experience and expedite service.
• Adhered to responsible service of alcohol policies and procedures and complied with local and state laws.
• Acknowledged guests even when busy and anticipated and responded to guest needs.
• Operated and closed down bar & restaurant, as well as management and training of staff while acting as Duty Manager.

• Provided a high level of maternity care to women and babies by ensuring routine observations, cardiotocographs, venepuncture, breastfeeding education, neonatal screening tests, and daily neonatal checks and weighs are carried out appropriately and within a timely manner, while consolidating my university learning with the practical aspects of a midwifery role.
• Communicating information relating to the care of women and/or their babies with the primary midwife, shift co-ordinator and other members of the multidisciplinary team.