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Chapter One - Where It All Began!
M y first recollection of wanting to be a midwife was when I was just three years old and I can clearly recall sitting in my Nana and...


Chapter Two - Nottingham
I will never forget the day I left my home in the tiny village of Barlaston and set off with my Mum to go on what I thought then was the...


Chapter Three - Qualifying
Fast forwards to 1988 and it was time to sit our Final Exams, fondly known as our "Finals". In true Caron style they had to fall on my...


Chapter Four - Tony
I actually received my re-sit results whilst I was on holiday in Turkey with Natalie, Patsy and Mary. We had booked what we thought was a...


Chapter Five - St. Joseph's Convent School
Before I move on to the main part of this book which is about my life as a midwife, I just want to look back at my early days and...


Reflections of a Midwife Part One
So many moms ask me how long I’ve been a midwife and how the way I provide care to moms and babies has changed over the last 36 years as...


Reflections of a Midwife Part Two
It’s now 1992 and I chose to go to Heartlands a brand new hospital as Sorrento was closed and I hated it here at first too....a theme is...


Reflections of a Midwife Part Three
It’s 1996 and I’m now a Sister on Delivery Suite at Heartlands and I absolutely loved it I worked with the most amazing team of midwives...


Reflections of a Midwife Part Four
After four years on Delivery Suite and following the extremely sad stillbirth of a very special baby girl called Frances I realised I...
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