Today is Saturday and I still have to stay at the hospital for my morning shift. I didn't have a lot of tasks because there weren't as many pregnant patients as the other days. I remember that last week on Saturday I got acquainted with some French students. They said they studied the "midwife course" and would practice here for four months to see what the differences are between two countries. Their uniforms are different from ours. Their clothes are completely white from head to toe unlike clothes of midwives, doctors or students here, which are dark green or light blue. However, I haven't seen them today. They might have finished their trip here and come back to France.
I was the first student in my group to come here today. I tried to help some doctors and midwives. I want to polish my working skills, so I'm trying to help them out as much as I can. I went to a room which receives many pregnant women for check-ups. Work here mainly consists of a prenatal examination, such as measuring the size of a pregnant woman's abdomen, listening to the heartbeat of unborn babies with aid of a fetal Doppler, vaginal exams, and measuring blood pressure, which I like the most. There were some pregnant women who were crying or grimacing in pain during their cervical contractions. They must have been hurt so much. I could not do anything to help them, except for mobilizing and calming them down to reduce pain.
After that, I borrowed some medical files to learn how doctors manage different cases. I am having a final obstetrics exam next week, so I need to prepare a lot because I want to pass the exam with a good result.
