Angela's midwifery joy

As a Hawkesbury local, Registered Nurse and Midwife Angela Lovering loves supporting women and families as they welcome new babies into the world and then getting to bump into them at the local shops or schools.

12 Sep 2022

Angela works at Hawkesbury District Health Service, which is just 10 minutes from her home which not only makes for a convenient commute but has flow on benefits.

“I really enjoy being a local person, working with a local community and getting to know women and their families really well,” she said.

“I also have children of my own, and I have found that being a mother and a midwife in the community is something special.

“I do get stopped on the street all the time, or at the school gates when women come up to me and tell me I cared for them and thank me for looking after their family so well.

“I really enjoy the community aspect, I feel that this a real privilege working in a small hospital with a small tightknit community.”

Angela’s passion for midwifery started at university when she attended a lecture from a midwife who spoke passionately about the profession.

“I remember the passion that the midwife portrayed, she was so excited about her career, and I could see it was something that might give me that same joy,” Angela said.

After graduating as a Registered Nurse and completing her first year of work, Angela commenced her studies to become a Registered Midwife.

“I really wanted to get a job at Hawkesbury District Health Service but I had heard it was very hard because all the midwives loved working at the hospital so much so there wasn’t many opportunities,” Angela said.

“Fortunately, a full time position was advertised about two years after I graduated as a midwife and I success in getting the position.”

Having worked at the hospital for 12 years now, Angela said she loves the work and her team.

“I am able to work across the continuum of care and really love caring for women in the antenatal clinic and then having the pleasure of going through the labor and delivery with them. For me, that is the epitome of midwifery of care,” she said.

“I always say that doing the extra study to become a midwife has brought a huge amount of personal fulfilment and I couldn’t imagine receiving that in any other area of nursing.

“As a group of midwives and doctors we all get to know each other very well which really improves our care for women. Our close relationships mean we communicate really well, and being in a small community means our same team might care for women multiple times as they welcome subsequent children into their lives.”