DIANA YANKSON, MIDWIFE
Summary
A compassionate and hardworking midwife looking for a position within the health care industry that will utilize and build upon my existing knowledge and experiences to provide quality healthcare to all.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Midwife- Antenatal/ Labour Unit
Hart Adventist Hospital
Kumasi, Ghana
08.2022 - Current
- Conduct normal deliveries and care for the newborn
- Provide support and advice following events such as still birth, neonatal abnormalities, and miscarriage and intra uterine foetal death
- Monitored foetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement and palpation
- Ensure accurate obstetric history taking of all pregnant mothers during their first visit to the Antenatal Clinic
- Ensure pregnant mothers seek immediate care and attention at the health facility if the need arises
- Ensure evidence-based practice is applied to all pregnant women providing individualized nursing care practice
- Detect abnormalities early in both mother and baby and referring for further management
- Advocate on the need to sleep under insecticide treated nets to prevent malaria in pregnancy
- Ensure confidentiality of information between healthcare staff and clients
- Provide adequate and resourceful up-to-date information to pregnant mothers and their relatives
- Provide high quality antenatal and postnatal care to maximize client’s health during and after pregnancy
- Coordinate care to ensure holistic, voluntary and social services for pregnant women
- Communicate effectively with pregnant women and family members to secure trust so that they can share their problems
- Manage circumstances appropriately, recognize and refer client to obstetrician and other specialist at a time when necessary
- Provide high quality culturally sensitive health education to promote healthy family life and positive parenting
- Provide information and counsel pregnant women on prenatal self-care including nutrition, hygiene, breastfeeding and danger signs in pregnancy and childbirth
- Advice on the development of the birth plan and promote the concept of preparedness and complication readiness plan
- Give the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and puerperium
Rotation/Intern Midwife
Hart Adventist Hospital
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Assessing expectant mothers in labour and aiding with decision making
- Provide comfort and relaxation measures for mothers in labour through interventions such as massage and breathing techniques
- Assessed status of post-date pregnancies to determine treatments and interventions
- Maintained documentation of all patients’ contacts, reviewed and updated records as necessary
- Monitored maternal condition during labour by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions and performing physical examinations
- Conducting emergency deliveries under supervision
- Provided necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation
- Conducting suturing of perineal tear under supervision and counselling on how to care for the wound
- Performed post-partum health assessments of mothers and babies at regular intervals
- Ability to recognize and inform the In-charge on duty of any emergencies that might arise during labour
- Educating mothers on infection prevention control in order to prevent sepsis
- Conducting essential care of the newborn to ensure survival, growth and development
- Encouraging early ambulation and nutrition to promote wound healing
- Conducting newborn assessment to rule out any abnormalities or deviations from normal.
Education
Diploma in Midwifery -
Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training School
01.2021
Skills
Agile and Adaptable
Teamwork and good communication skills
Proactive and take own initiative
Empathy and Compassionate
Suturing skills
Professionalism
NMC Registration
NMC REG. NO: RM30763
NMC PIN: 22DY04638205
Training
- Breastfeeding code, Gatekeeper, and Breastfeeding Promotion Regulation
- Management of Obstetric Emergencies and Management of the unconscious
- Helping Babies Breath and essential newborn care
- HIV and Stigmatization
- Infection Prevention on the ward
- Family Planning
Reference
Available upon request
Timeline
Staff Midwife- Antenatal/ Labour Unit
Hart Adventist Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Rotation/Intern Midwife
Hart Adventist Hospital
07.2022 - 06.2023
Diploma in Midwifery -
Holy Family Nursing and Midwifery Training School