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    Iʼve raised £700 to Raise money for an Elective Midwifery Placement in Ghana.

    Bradford, UK
    Funded on Friday, 6th July 2018

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    Story

    The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the soul in another person. - Plato.

    Elective Placement in Ghana

    In July 2018 I will be travelling to Takoradi, Ghana with five other amazing student midwives for a two week placement providing maternity services to women less fortunate than us here in the UK.

    Image: Work the World (2017)

    Story

    I am currently a second year student Midwife at the University of Bradford. For my elective midwifery placement I have been given the amazing opportunity to travel to Takoradi, Ghana for two weeks to volunteer my own time, knowledge and experience to provide women with a positive birth experience and the antenatal and postnatal care that they deserve.

    In order to achieve my goal I need your help to raise £1,500 to cover fees such as accomodation, travel costs, visa costs and the supplies I will be taking with me to donate.

    I will be taking personal spending money and any social activities will be paid for by myself.

    Two years ago I embarked on the journey of becoming a midwife, something that has been a lifelong dream of mine. I have made many sacrifices over the last two years but have worked hard to ensure my dream comes to fruition.

    I jumped at the opportunity to travel to Ghana, I have been fortunate to provide care to many women whilst on placement here in the UK and have been lucky to train in an area which is extremely diverse. This has given me an insight into the barriers and interventions that form the basis of maternity care.

    My placement in Ghana will provide me with further knowledge and experience of the challenges women face when accessing maternity care and therefore enhance my knowledge and further inform my future practice as a midwife. I will gain an insight in how maternity care is provided with limited resources and will be able to provide women with the care that they deserve.

    Work the World

    The placement I am embarking on will be arranged through an experienced elective placement company: Work the World.

    Heading overseas for a midwifery elective placement is a once in a lifetime opportunity. In diverse clinical settings I will see how local staff cope with a lack of resources when dealing with things like high birth volumes and labour complications.

    Work the World have been tailoring midwifery placements for over a decade. The partnerships they have developed with hospitals around the world provide access to experiences that would otherwise be impossible.

    The Future

    This elective placement will be highly beneficial not only for me but the women I will provide care to whilst I am there.

    The experiences I have whilst there will greatly impact and influence my future practice enabling me to become the best midwife I can be.

    I feel honoured and extremely privileged to have the opportunity to embark on this trip and any contributions you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated.

    Thankyou!!

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    • Abbie Buckley7 years ago
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      7 years ago
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    12

    • Michael Barker

      Michael Barker

      Jul 5, 2018

      Best of luck from Mick and Liz x

      £25.00

    • Andre & Christine Vucak

      Andre & Christine Vucak

      Jun 29, 2018

      Have a great trip!

      £25.00

    • V HOBSON

      V HOBSON

      May 15, 2018

      Good luck xx

      £30.00

    • Ashley Hancock

      Ashley Hancock

      May 6, 2018

      Good luck lovie, you can do it! xxx

      £20.00

    • Anonymous

      Anonymous

      May 5, 2018

      Good luck! x

      £350.00

    • Erin Buckley

      Erin Buckley

      Feb 25, 2018

      Good luck Abbie! Such a brilliant opportunity.Grandad would have been so proud ❤️ Xxx

      £30.00

    • Beryl Dick

      Beryl Dick

      Feb 24, 2018

      Keep up the fantastic work

      £25.00

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    Abbie Buckley

    Abbie Buckley

    Bradford, UK

    Hello! I'm Abbie, I'm 28 and currently a second year student Midwife.

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