Catarina Isabel Monteiro Morais
Greymouth,New Zealand
Summary
Experienced and highly motivated midwife aiming to explore new midwifery dimensions. Passionate about continuity of care; midwifery research; empowering women/whanau on being active participants on their care and take based evidence informed decisions.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Midwife
Narrabri District Health Service Hospital
Hunter New England, AU, Narrabri
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Provided midwifery care across all scope of practice.
LMC Midwife
Self employed at Pikorua Midwifery
West Coast, NZ, Greymouth/ Hokitika/ Reefton
09.2020 - 03.2023
- Provided care all across midwifery scope of practice.
- Created Pikorua Midwifery practice and participated on the elaboration of a pregnancy booklet.
- Provided continuity of care to women/whanau. Part of my philosophy of care was to provide midwifery home visits.
- Offered midwifery care in hospital births, homebirths and waterbirths. Supported women at home in early labour if that was their wish.
- Promoted breastfeeding and supported women on their feeding informed decisions.
- Promoted and facilitated skin to skin and mother-newborn dyad bonding.
- Provided latest research to women/whanau, so they could take informed decisions.
- Worked with a multidisciplinary team towards providing the best care and the best outcomes to women, babies and their whanau.
Clinical Midwife Manager of West Coast
DHB West Coast
Greymouth, New Zealand
01.2018 - 10.2020
- Management of midwifery workforce on West Coast.
- Co-ordinate and liaise stakeholders involved on Obstetrics and Maternity care.
- Policies and procedures making and reviewing.
- Data collection, analysis and discussion of results towards improvement.
- Created a lactation consultant position.
- Created a frenotomy pathway for West Coast.
- Promoted consumer groups along the Coast and take action on feedback provided.
- Support core midwives and LMC midwives on their daily practice.
Midwife
Middlemore Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
03.2017 - 12.2017
- Core midwife at birthing and assessment unit.
Midwife
Auckland City Hospital (ADHB)
Auckland, New Zealand
09.2016 - 03.2017
- Tamaki ward (Post-natal and antenatal care for low risk women) - Ward 98 (Post-natal and Antenatal care for high risk women)
Midwife
Jersey General Hospital
St Helier, Jersey
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Midwife at the following wards: - Ante-natal and postpartum ward; - Labour ward; - Special care baby unit.
Bank and Agency Midwife
NHS Professionals/ Capital agency/ Pulse agency
London, United Kingdom
10.2014 - 01.2016
- Midwifery shifts at the following Hospitals in London and Jersey: - Kings College Hospital (Labour ward, Maternity led unit, Maternity assessment unit, High Dependency unit); - St Thomas Hospital (Labour ward and Birth centre - Home from home); - Royal Free Hospital (Labour ward); - Barnet Hospital (Labour ward and post-natal ward); - Princess Royal University Hospital (Labour ward); - Chelsea and Westminster hospital (Labour ward); - Whittington Hospital (Labour ward); - Jersey General Hospital (Ante-natal and Post-natal ward).
Midwife
King's College Hospital
London, United Kingdom
02.2011 - 10.2014
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- Labour ward and in the community as Caseload Midwife.
- Hospital births and homebirths.
- As Caseload midwife was able to provide continuity of care from booking to discharge of care.
Midwife
Medicins Sans Frontieres
Tanauan and Tacloban, Philippines
12.2013 - 03.2014
- Worked as a Nurse/Midwife supervising:
- Antenatal Clinic;
- Labour ward;
- Post-natal ward and
- Neonatology.
Midwife
Wexham Park Hospital
Slough, United Kingdom
10.2010 - 02.2011
- Labour Ward
Midwife
Vaudois University Health Centre in Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
02.2010 - 04.2010
- Antenatal ward.
Midwife
Hospital Distrital de Faro
Faro, Portugal
10.2009 - 01.2010
- High risk pregnancies ward; gynaecological and obstetrical emergencies and labour ward.
Nurse
Hospital de S. Joao
Porto, Portugal
09.2008 - 09.2009
- Neonatology
Nurse
Centro Hospital do Porto - Hospital Maria Pia
Porto, Portugal
04.2005 - 09.2008
- Medical Paediatrics ward.
- Responsible for orientation, supervision and evaluation of nursing students from the third and fourth years of nursing degree programmes.
Nurse
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa - Hospital de Dona Estefania
Lisboa, Portugal
08.2004 - 03.2005
- Surgical paediatrics ward, Otorhinolaryngology/ Orthopaedics.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership -
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, NZ06.2019
PHD in Medical Anthropology -
University College of London
09.2016
Doula Course -
Paramana Doula Course
London, UK06.2015
MSc Medical Anthropology -
University College London
09.2013
Anatomie Pour Le Movement -
Blandine Calais Germain
Limoux, France07.2011
Post Graduate Course: Specialisation in Maternal Health and Obstetrics (Midwifery) -
Escola Superior De Enfermagem De Vila Real
06.2009
Diploma in Nursing -
SpecialisationstritalWexhamTaclobanMedicinsHelierMiddlemoreEscola Superior De Saude Jean Piaget/Nordeste
07.2004
Skills
- Team player with good communication skills, developed over academic training and working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
- Experienced, confident and reliable midwife able to work across all midwifery scope of practice
- Good at establishing priorities in emergency situations acquired as a community midwife, leading home births, and working in labour ward units with an elevated rate of high risk pregnancies and births
Professional development
2017 - Participated in the Dutch Midwifery Summer School
2018 - Internal Audit Training (Quality Plus Training)
2023 - RANZCOG OFSEP
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Elementary
Portuguese
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Midwife
Narrabri District Health Service Hospital
06.2023 - 09.2023
LMC Midwife
Self employed at Pikorua Midwifery
09.2020 - 03.2023
Clinical Midwife Manager of West Coast
DHB West Coast
01.2018 - 10.2020
Midwife
Middlemore Hospital
03.2017 - 12.2017
Midwife
Auckland City Hospital (ADHB)
09.2016 - 03.2017
Midwife
Jersey General Hospital
01.2016 - 07.2016
Bank and Agency Midwife
NHS Professionals/ Capital agency/ Pulse agency
10.2014 - 01.2016
Midwife
Medicins Sans Frontieres
12.2013 - 03.2014
Midwife
King's College Hospital
02.2011 - 10.2014
Midwife
Wexham Park Hospital
10.2010 - 02.2011
Midwife
Vaudois University Health Centre in Lausanne
02.2010 - 04.2010
Midwife
Hospital Distrital de Faro
10.2009 - 01.2010
Nurse
Hospital de S. Joao
09.2008 - 09.2009
Nurse
Centro Hospital do Porto - Hospital Maria Pia
04.2005 - 09.2008
Nurse
Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa - Hospital de Dona Estefania
08.2004 - 03.2005
Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership -
University of Canterbury
PHD in Medical Anthropology -
University College of London
Doula Course -
Paramana Doula Course
MSc Medical Anthropology -
University College London
Anatomie Pour Le Movement -
Blandine Calais Germain
Post Graduate Course: Specialisation in Maternal Health and Obstetrics (Midwifery) -
Escola Superior De Enfermagem De Vila Real
Diploma in Nursing -
SpecialisationstritalWexhamTaclobanMedicinsHelierMiddlemoreEscola Superior De Saude Jean Piaget/Nordeste
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