Long labours

Time management in long labours can be difficult. Having been with someone throughout labour, I want to stay as long as possible and be there for the birth. However, there comes a time in long labours when tiredness kicks in and it becomes more and more difficult to think rationally, and still provide support. Once I start struggling to think rationally, I know I can’t provide safe care or adequate support any longer and have to hand over. Even though it is usually to another midwife the woman knows, it is still hard not to feel guilty for bailing out.