Yesterday was International Midwifery Day, and they stuck to their posts to protect little lives

Midwives guard babies.

5 May is the 30th International Midwife's Day. Midwives are not doctors, but they take the same risks as doctors; midwives are nurses and take on more responsibilities than nurses. In the morning, a group of midwives from the Municipal Maternal and Child Health Hospital stood on the front line of the delivery room. As of noon, they had blessed the safe birth of 5 babies.

Midwives are nurses who study in formal birth schools or have equivalent abilities to deliver and care for women independently. According to reports, the technical level and operational ability of midwives are related to the safety of mothers and babies. The experience of a midwife who has worked for many years is no less than that of an obstetrician and gynecologist, whose experience comes from clinical practice and subtle observation. She is familiar with every change in the progression of labor, familiar with and able to cope with various situations of abrupt birth, and even familiar with every expression and reaction of the mother. She has close contact with the mother and is the true patron saint and partner of the mother.

The reporter learned that at present, there are 37 midwives in the Municipal Maternity and Child Protection Hospital, a total of more than 10,000 babies born safely throughout the year, their average age is 34 years old, and they provide necessary support, care and consultation for mothers and babies and their families as partners during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. This young and dedicated group has been rated as a "warm department" by the hospital for many times, and has won the municipal "Youth Civilization Number" and "Towel Civilization Post", and the "Management Practice of Restrictive Episiotomy in the Delivery Room" carried out by them has won the second prize in the provincial excellent nursing quality improvement project competition.

On the day of the International Midwife's Day, a young midwife interning in the delivery room expressed his love for the midwifery cause and his yearning for the future work through painting. A pregnant woman also sent holiday greetings to 15 midwives who stuck to their posts during the May Day holiday, and drew the midwives in her eyes with a paintbrush. "Thanks to this skillful mum, this will also be the best motivation to motivate us." We will continue to work hard to do our best for the safety of mothers and babies. A "post-80s" midwife of the Municipal Women's and Children's Hospital admitted that doctors may go to the rounds, go to the emergency department, and go to the operation, but the midwives will never leave the delivery room, they guard the side of the mother day and night, observe the progress of the labor process at all times, and describe the situation of the fetal heartbeat every second... It wasn't until the delivery was completed, hearing the dear child crying, and seeing the great mother smile that the midwife's heart was at ease. Correspondent Zhu Penglu reporter Feng Qirong