Ellie Durant

Midwife and Writer, Midwife Diaries

Ellie’s professional life has involved speaking at events such as The Royal College of Midwives Conference and she has shared a stage with midwives Sheena Byrom and Virginia Howes, and obstetrician Michel Odent. Her current writing project is a person-centred academic and practice guide on becoming a midwife, which was commissioned by Macmillan. All the views in this blog are Ellie’s own, not those of her employer or NHS England. Ellie's work includes: Becoming a Student Midwife - an application guide New Walk - a midwifery novel The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making - a big Facebook group A highly-rated midwifery support service covering application and interview technique, and more recently, academic help, for aspiring, student and qualified midwives.