Abstract

Reflective storytelling. The following two articles have come from student midwives as reflections on their clinical experiences. "The curtains had been drawn back to allow the weak morning sunshine to throw its rays across the newly polished floor. A cool breeze whispered through the half-opened window and danced around her ankles. In the distance the faint burr of a lawnmower could be heard, as an enthusiastic gardener attempted to beat the unforgiving onslaught of the promised heat of the day. The heady aroma of cut grass and perfumed flowers intermingled with antiseptic attacked her nostrils. But today instead of inducing nausea, it lifted her heart and soothed her soul". [From the article's introduction. See more on the publication]