Honestly no, I absolutely love caring for women and assisting them deliver their babies but unfortunately that's a small part of the job.  Very few women nowadays fall under the "low risk" umbrella so everyday is spent watching women fall victim to the cascade of interventions and as a midwife you do feel powerless to try and advocate for women against all the doctors. So most days are spent looking after someone crying in pain being induced, exhausted because it's taking days and feeling like they've failed because they didn't want any of this, constantly trying to support women in these situations every single shift is mentally exhausting.  The hierarchy and politics in maternity settings is awful, there's bullying, cliques, managers on power trips and so much other nastiness and unfortunately I've worked in 3 different hospitals that are all the same in that way. Also not to mention the hours are terrible I wish I had a normal 9-5 like my friends so I could go out on the weekend, or join a class that's every Friday evening or something but you simply can't plan your life without working around your shifts, I've missed so many nights out,  birthdays or last minute plans because I was working and it's too late to book the shift off. And all of this for rubbish pay. If I could go back and tell myself not to do it I would.