A group of newly recruited international midwives have spoken of their shared excitement about starting in their roles in Nottingham. The trio, who are fully qualified and have experience as midwives in Hong Kong, Iran and Ghana, were hired by Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) as part of its recent recruitment drive.
The NHS trust, which runs Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, said an additional 24 midwives will arrive by the end of the year, including 18 from South Africa. Speaking to Nottinghamshire Live during a training day at City Hospital, the three new recruits shared their personal reasons for taking the job, as well as sacrifices they have made along the way,
Malina Ramezan, who was a midwife in Iran for three years, said she had moved to Nottingham to "establish a new life". The 26-year-old said: "I came to establish a new life and learn from midwives here, to experience new cultures and make new friends."
