Why did I want to be a Midwife?

When I was young, I knew I wanted to help people and the Human body fascinated me, so nursing was sort of a natural progression for me. As part of my training, I got to work on the Maternity Ward at Royal North Shore Hospital. In those days , it was in a separate building from the rest of the hospital and it was sort of like a big spiral. When a woman was about to give birth, they would ring a bell and we would all climb up these stairs . The Midwife would open these curtains and you could see the woman giving birth. I remember the very first time I saw a baby being born, I was overwhelmed with emotion! I was so aware of how special it was, of how lucky I was to be witnessing this moment and this feeling of Sacredness, Spirituality and  a feeling of oneness with all women, from the very beginning of time. It was from that moment that I knew I wanted to be a Midwife.
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