People often assume that PTSD is “something that soldiers from the war get” without fully understanding why and how it develops in the first place. There's a lack of understanding or at least a lack of public acceptance of just how frightening and disempowering childbirth can be.

The best part of my job is training / educating parents in the importance of a holistic nurturing of babies and to put into place a strong foundation as the first set of building blocks, and then seeing the babies flourish.

It can be nerve racking going into a stranger's home and caring for their precious baby – but I found the placements gave me the confidence that it's not as scary as I thought it would be, as well as experience with multiples and different family dynamics.

Gaining newborn experience when starting your career in essential, and a key requirement by most agencies. Our newborn maternity nurse placement schemes enables candidates to put theory into practice, helping candidates to develop skills, knowledge and confidence.

I really enjoyed both of my placements and feel that they have given me a chance to build on my skills, and feel confident in providing quality care to any family I work for in the future, since my placement.