AIMS Journal, 2017, Vol 29 No 2
When you Call The Midwife
to the tune of ‘let it be’
When you Call the Midwife, you are
Calling someone who can see
Birth’s a natural process... Let It Be
If the Midwife’s frightened, or is
Bullied to conformity
The birth you want won’t happen Can’t you See?
NMC, NMC, NMC, NMC
Midwives won’t be bullied... Let Us Be
Women need a midwife full of
Wisdom and integrity
If we’re to keep birth normal – Let It Be
If IMs are the iceberg there are
Hundreds more beneath the sea
Midwives won’t be bullied. Let Us Be.
Let Us Be, Let Us Be, Let Us Be, Let Us Be
Midwives won’t be bullied. Let Us Be.
It’s no way to have a baby
to the tune of ‘It’s a long way to Tipperary’
It is no way to have a baby
On a conveyor belt
It is no way to have a baby
If only pain and fear is felt.
How long’s a normal labour?
How long’s a piece of string?
It is just no way to have a baby
With the clock tick-tocking...
It is no way to have a baby
Without people you know.
It is no way to have a baby
Feeling rushed, not safe and slow
Goodbye legs in stirrups
Farewell facing the wall
It is just no way to have a baby.
It is NOT ‘One Size Fits All’
Words by Rix Pyke, with (very small) alterations by Becky Reed and Suyai Steinhauer
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