title: Midwifery in Gibraltar: the lived experience.
abstract: This article is based on personal and clinical experiences and observations during a two-week elective placement at a small, local maternity unit in Gibraltar. Training in a large multicultural and ethnically diverse hospital proved very different to the environment of St Bernard's Hospital in Gibraltar. The positive, almost idealistic midwifery care observed instilled hope about a midwifery career and the future of midwifery in the UK. It is hoped that this article will inspire other students.
authors.affiliation: Barnet Hospital.
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Melvin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D005260:Female; D005876:Gibraltar; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011247:Pregnancy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom