Any uk trained midwives working in the U.S?
Apr 6th 2016, 2:20 pm
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Re: Any uk trained midwives working in the U.S?
He has worked for a digital media company for the last 5 and a half years and has just got a new job which is not a permanent contract for the first 6 months but will more than likely be made permanent after 6 months. So we wouldn't be able to do anything until we knew for definite he had a permanent job and the company he's going to be working for will transfer to Orlando
Apr 6th 2016, 2:22 pm
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Re: Any uk trained midwives working in the U.S?
Would he not want to find out now or look for an employer who will?
Apr 19th 2016, 3:15 am
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Re: Any uk trained midwives working in the U.S?
I am not a midwife but I echo the other poster. Births are doctor led here. I did not encounter one midwife in the two births if my kids here in California. They have lab or and delivery nurses here who help you through the birth....doctor pops up at the end. What I will say is as a uk teacher I have had to take many exams to convert my credential. I still have three sets of big exams to go....till then I csn only substitute teach. Badly paid compared to the UK.
Oh and we already have green cards. I would try and find a state that has a need for labor and delivery nurses. I do know nurses get paid well here. 60 to 80 k in major cities in California....so a little more than nurses in the UK. I did meet two lovely British nurses trained in the UK who were lactation consultants, when I had my daughter.They came out on husband's jobs , got green cards after some time here and then found those roles ...maybe required less retraining ....I am guessing on that though. Anecdotal but hope it helps.
Oh and we already have green cards. I would try and find a state that has a need for labor and delivery nurses. I do know nurses get paid well here. 60 to 80 k in major cities in California....so a little more than nurses in the UK. I did meet two lovely British nurses trained in the UK who were lactation consultants, when I had my daughter.They came out on husband's jobs , got green cards after some time here and then found those roles ...maybe required less retraining ....I am guessing on that though. Anecdotal but hope it helps.
Apr 19th 2016, 3:58 am
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Re: Any uk trained midwives working in the U.S?
I am not a midwife but I echo the other poster. Births are doctor led here. I did not encounter one midwife in the two births if my kids here in California. They have lab or and delivery nurses here who help you through the birth....doctor pops up at the end. What I will say is as a uk teacher I have had to take many exams to convert my credential. I still have three sets of big exams to go....till then I csn only substitute teach. Badly paid compared to the UK.
Oh and we already have green cards. I would try and find a state that has a need for labor and delivery nurses. I do know nurses get paid well here. 60 to 80 k in major cities in California....so a little more than nurses in the UK. I did meet two lovely British nurses trained in the UK who were lactation consultants, when I had my daughter.They came out on husband's jobs , got green cards after some time here and then found those roles ...maybe required less retraining ....I am guessing on that though. Anecdotal but hope it helps.
Oh and we already have green cards. I would try and find a state that has a need for labor and delivery nurses. I do know nurses get paid well here. 60 to 80 k in major cities in California....so a little more than nurses in the UK. I did meet two lovely British nurses trained in the UK who were lactation consultants, when I had my daughter.They came out on husband's jobs , got green cards after some time here and then found those roles ...maybe required less retraining ....I am guessing on that though. Anecdotal but hope it helps.
Nov 6th 2016, 1:13 pm
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Re: Any uk trained midwives working in the U.S?
MImiMG...I have moved your posts into a new thread here...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/nurse.../#post12097064
http://britishexpats.com/forum/nurse.../#post12097064
