My name is Afia I have been a midwife for 27 years!

Wow that seems weird as I’m only 25I was a nurse previously for a year before my midwifery training. I initially worked at Croydon hospital when I qualified as a midwife before moving to Kings College Hospital in Camberwell London to gain more experience in high risk care. I loved it there. I provided continuity of care for teenagers. They were fun as you can imagine. I then decided to come out of my comfort zone so I did a diploma in tropical nursing and went to work for medicins sans frontiers in Galkayo, Somalia.

I worked alongside TBAs (traditional birth attendants) in providing and teaching safe care in a war zone. It gave me the challenge I craved. I also spent some time in Kenya which is a beautiful country. My family are from Ghana west Africa so it was nice to see east Africa which differs greatly from west Africa. In my return to UK I worked at St Georges Hospital in London where I was a lead midwife and delivery suite coordinator. I loved it but after I had my children I needed more flexibility so I did agency work for about 4 years. I have worked in most of the London Hospitals and met so many people along the way. I’m now back working as a delivery suite coordinator in Surrey. It’s good to be back. What do I love about my job?? No day is the same and I meet people from all different walks of life. We can go from laughter to a stressful situation in seconds but it’s our job.

Outside of work I LOVE to travel. What can I bring to this table? I love providing intrapartum care so throw at me anything linked to labour and birth. What would you like to know???