title: The other side.
abstract: Gemma had just returned to labour ward for her second year placement, her previous labour ward placements having been on a midwife-led unit. The consultant-led unit was a busy place dealing with much more problematic deliveries, none of which Gemma had experienced before. She was involved in the case of a teenager presenting to labour ward, in labour, from community. There was some concern over the well-being of the baby and on arrival it was confirmed he had died. Gemma wanted to reflect on this, but found it difficult to do so. Instead, she writes below a post she made on the university's Blackboard site, asking for a boost from her fellow student midwives and some perspective on being a student midwife.
authors.affiliation: University of Cumbria.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hibbert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*; D009035:Mothers; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000523:psychology*