Mary Cronk
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Mary Cronk MBE, is an independent midwife from England
who was awarded her MBE
for services to midwifery over her many years of practice. She was born in 1932. She first studied nursing at Glasgow Royal Infirmary
and in 1957 she started training as a midwife at Queen Charlotte's in London. Mary has worked for the National Health Service in the UK where she has facilitated more than 1600 births, mainly as home births. In 1991 she opened her own practise and started working as an independent midwife. Mary also became involved in the political side of midwifery when she joined English National Board of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, Midwifery Committee, the Professional Conduct Committee and the Health Committees, and on RCM Council from September 1999 to August 2003.
She has also written many articles on midwifery
which have covered a variety topics, such as the delivery of breech babies, and these have been published in Midwifery Matters and AIMS Journal.
While retired she continues to 'Share the Skills' by hosting popular study days alongside fellow independent midwife Jane Evans in a bid to disseminate information on unusual but normal births (for example Breech Birth) to ensure these seldom taught skills are not lost.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
who was awarded her MBE
MBE
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for services to midwifery over her many years of practice. She was born in 1932. She first studied nursing at Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
The Glasgow Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital, operated by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde,. With a capacity of around 1000 beds, the hospital campus covers an area of around 20 acres, situated on the north-eastern edge of the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.-History:Designed by Robert...
and in 1957 she started training as a midwife at Queen Charlotte's in London. Mary has worked for the National Health Service in the UK where she has facilitated more than 1600 births, mainly as home births. In 1991 she opened her own practise and started working as an independent midwife. Mary also became involved in the political side of midwifery when she joined English National Board of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, Midwifery Committee, the Professional Conduct Committee and the Health Committees, and on RCM Council from September 1999 to August 2003.
She has also written many articles on midwifery
Midwifery
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 help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
which have covered a variety topics, such as the delivery of breech babies, and these have been published in Midwifery Matters and AIMS Journal.
While retired she continues to 'Share the Skills' by hosting popular study days alongside fellow independent midwife Jane Evans in a bid to disseminate information on unusual but normal births (for example Breech Birth) to ensure these seldom taught skills are not lost.