Practicing Midwifery Skills

This past week we practiced a lot of practical midwifery skills. We sutured chicken, injected oranges and did IVs on each other! Everything was really fun! I really liked giving IVs to people but didn't like receiving one so much! I was really nervous about it and I'm sorry to say that I cried like a baby! Kuya Effrain and Ate Helen were awesome and offered up their hands and blood vessels for us to practice on! Ate Helen even allowed us to poke her three times on one hand so that we could get into her vessels, she was so sweet about it! If my face doesn't show it from these pictures I'll just say that suturing was probably my favorite. It's was great, we each had our own midwife who guided and taught us.


I think Kim enjoyed suturing too



Lyds did an amazing job as my teacher! (Dina also did a great job helping both me and Miranda)

Lauren, Kim, Miranda, and me with our chickens

IV practice


Don't let my calm expression fool you I acted like a total baby! I had to squeeze Lyds hand

Miranda's IV on me

Me doing an IV on Miranda with Ate Lyds help

I was happy when my IV was over! It was a great learning experience!