as you can see lots of positive stories - in constrast, my student midwife last time wasn't very good (socially incompetent, a bit rude to me and also stuffed up the gas machine!) and it caused me a few minor hassles and stresses. However, having said that I have said yes to another student midwife this time as i feel there is kind of a moral obligation in the public system to help health professionals learn, just my thoughts anyway. if you go private and are paying for your service, thats another story. i see you are in adelaide - are you going through flinders or womens and childrens?