Dear Friend,
Welcome to JHM Global Pre-Med Internship!
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding.

A practitioner of midwifery is known as a midwife, a term used in reference to both women and men, although the majority of midwives are female. In the United States, Certified Nurse-Midwives are advanced practice nurses. In addition to providing care to women during pregnancy and birth, midwives also provide primary care to women, well-woman care related to reproductive health, annual gynecological exams, family planning, and menopausal care.

Midwives are autonomous practitioners who are specialists in low-risk pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. They generally strive to help women to have a healthy pregnancy and natural birth experience. Midwives are trained to recognize and deal with deviations from the normal. Obstetricians, in contrast, are specialists in illness related to childbearing and in surgery. The two professions can be complementary, but often are at odds because obstetricians are taught to "actively manage" labor, while midwives are taught not to intervene unless necessary.

Midwives refer women to general practitioners or obstetricians when a pregnant woman requires care beyond the midwives' area of expertise. In many jurisdictions, these professions work together to provide care to childbearing women. In others, only the midwife is available to provide care. Midwives are trained to handle certain situations that may be described as normal variations or may be considered abnormal, including breech births, twin births and births where the baby is in a posterior position, using non-invasive
BEST PATHWAY
Nursing education is beneficial.

ADVANTAGES OF MIDWIFERY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
By attending a MIDWIFERY internship with us, you are able to:

1] Gain some valuable experience by shadowing professional midwives for 2-4 weeks or more.
2] Attend daily maternity clinic assisting patients.
3] See, talk to and assist PREGNANY PATIENTS in a maternity ward environment.
4] Attend as an observer & a little helper in the following areas/functions of Midwifery:
Antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care of women, up until 28 days after the birth, or as required thereafter. Attending the majority of births, mostly in a hospital setting
Attend home birth deemed as a perfectly safe option for many births in the world.
5] Gain introduction to the use of basic medical equipments such as: Stethoscopes, otoscopes, Sphygmomanometers, etc
6] Be given a chance to observe baby delivery and assist in the delivery room.
7] Attend workshops that gives you a simple & basic insight into midwifery as a profession.
8] Have interview sessions with professional midwives during your internship.
9] Participate in Mobile Medical Outreach to visit pregnant patients at local villages & comunities.
10] Participate and witness in night delivery of babies - when possible [Your choice].
11] Experience premature babies care at a unit equipped with incubators.
12] Attend a final Midwifery debriefing workshop before you depart to go back home.
13] Receive a CERTIFICATE of internship accomplishment upon completion.

WHAT WILL YOU GAIN FROM ALL THESE?
A] A very CLEAR knowledge of what MIDWIFERY is trully about.
B] The advantage of being able to walk in the shoes of a midwife nurse.
C] Enabled to determine if Midwifery is really the rewarding & fulfilling career for you.
D] Experience empathy & genuine compassion for poor pregnant women especially from a third world perspective.
E] Get a chance to visit to local museums, Safari Parks and tropical rain forests.
F] Visit unique mountain sites and experience/explore local music and cuisine.
G] You get to make new friends and forge lasting friendships that may last a life time
H] Return home trully impacted and inspired.

Internship Hospitals/Clinics:
Your midwifery internship will take place at our partner local, district, private and general hospitals/clinics in Kitale area as well as in the Mount Elgon communities of Kenya.
2011 Internship Destination
Kitale, kenya
Minimum Age Requirement
Age 18+
Vaccinations
Check with your doctor and get all the vaccination you need to have.

Vaccinations
Check with your doctor and get all the vaccination you need to have.

STANDARD PACKAGE COST - FLIGHT NOT INCLUDED!
£1,250 / US Dollars - $2,025 [2 weeks - 12 Days]
£1,550 / US Dollars - $2,470 [4 weeks - 28 Days]

For Longer stay of 3-12 Months stay - Cost/prices are available on request
STANDARD PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Nairobi Airport pick up & drop off.
Train ride: Nairobi to Kisumu or Shuttle from - Nairobi-Kitale-Nairobi
Welcome and departure dinner
Room based on 2 of the same sex sharing a room in a shared house,
Daily transport to & from placement locality
Breakfast & dinner/supper Meals.
Limited housekeeping.
Sheduled Local tours.
Internship folder & orientation briefing
Medical Workshops
ID Cards & Badges and other perks Medical Tutorial sessions

Non-Refundable Deposit
There is a Non-refundable deposit of £155/$250 US Dollars per person. Payable upon acceptance.

Entry Visa, Flight & Travel Insurance Arrangements
You must pay for your own flight, arrange your travel visa and & Travel Insurance, keeping to your travel dates. Assistance with flight booking can be provided if required.

Travel Visa Information
[ Kenya Visa Office - UK, click here... ]
[ Kenya Visa Office - USA, click here... ]
[ Kenya Visa Office - Canada, click here... ]

Application Fee
Free!
Non-Refundable Deposit
There is a non-refundable of $250 US Dollars per person, Payable upon acceptance.
Things to bring with you:
Stethoscope, a camera, Bible, a sun hat, sun glasses and mosquito repellent & personal hygiene needs.
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What is the JHM Global Give Back Scheme?
As a non-profit Christian organisation taking care of the needs and welfare of women and children in the third world, our external project emphasis is to always - Give Back! Therefore, whilst you are at with us we believe it is essential that you also experience some of the missions work we do, therefore you will be given the opportunity to witness and in some cases take part in some of our other outreach work in the community.

Mission Outreach Give Back Examples:
Here are some of the other areas you may have the opportunity to witness JHM Global Missions at work:
Feeding the poor & the homeless
Walk in the footsteps of a poor local person for a day or half a day.
Helping the sick in rural areas with the mobile medical teams
Visiting the sick & orphaned children at home
Helping at mission construction sites
Helping to cook for the community, etc.
Our staff are there to help show you and guide through every activity, you are not left alone so saving a life couldn't be much easier!

IT IS NOT AN EXERGGERATION TO SAY: YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!
So, are you ready for this?

TO APPLY FOR A PRE-MIDWIFERY INTERNSHIP AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP - PLEASE USE THE FORM BELOW!