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	I believe Pregnancy and childbirth are both natural life events for most women and their families. Midwifery should provide women with education, antenatal care, and assistance during labour and birth with postnatal care and support. I consider that good midwifery care should always provide effective communication and counselling, if needed, to maintain a professional friendship rather than just a routine midwifery practice. Continuity of care helps establish a positive relationship between the woman and her midwife. Along with the midwife’s own professional skills, the woman brings her own knowledge and life experiences that all come together to form the relationship between them. From there each woman’s care is individual, holistic and culturally appropriate, incorporating family and significant others, as requested by her. It is the right of every woman to make informed choices about her care, and therefore, as a midwife, it is my role to ensure that she is provided with all the information required so that she can make her choices throughout pregnancy and childbirth. I believe pregnancy, birth and breast-feeding are all normal biological processes and that they require little or no intervention if all is progressing normally. One of the most important skills a midwife can have is the ability to mindfully watch, knowing that the less she does the more she gives.