Midwifery Personal Statement

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This application to enter the vocation of midwifery has grown from my passion to become involved within medicine. I 'm applying to study this vocation because I always wanted ti bring some difference of great experience in pregnancy and child birth.
For last 9 years I developed my English language to effectively manage my studies due to my native language being Russian. Achieving a Diploma in holistic health and beauty has furnished me with a firm foundation to progress onto Access to HE - Healthcare Professions Pathway. I 'm thoroughly enjoying human biology in relation to anatomy and physiology of which I find fascinating. The human body is like complex machine.
At the moment I work part time at spa and one of the treatment I perform is pre

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