A belated thanks so much for your insightful responses, I am thinking now of aiming to eventually work with mums/ bubs in a different capacity, perhaps as a Maternal and Child health Nurse or as a Mothercraft Nurse (not sure what the new term is for these now..?) I am told you can study a postgrad Bachelor of Nursing (2 years) at Latrobe and have discovered you can then go straight into the Grad Dip in Midwifery at ACU (1 year), I might do it this way so I can have the Nursing behind me too.

Anyhow, thanks so much again !! The more I talk to different ppl in the field the better I feel about taking the plunge in the right direction... I have to admit the emergencies do scare me but I am so drawn to helping mums through this amazing time