New midwives ready to serve

The newest cohort of midwifery graduates have expressed optimism that they are ready to serve and make a positive impact in the health sector.

Following months of training in the Midwifery Training Programme, the graduates recently marked their transition from students to healthcare professionals, sharing with Ignite News that they are fully committed to safeguarding the lives of mothers and their newborns.

As they prepare to join the healthcare workforce, the new midwives now carry a strong sense of purpose.

Sherl Daniels, a graduate of the Georgetown School of Nursing, told Ignite News that while the journey was challenging, she is proud and grateful for her achievement.

“For me, I’m from the health sector setting, where we see the mothers before they get to the hospital. So, with the training that I have, it helps me to work with them better. Before being trained, I was not able to counsel them. Now that I’m trained, I see the benefits of it—because you can understand what they’re going through. For this, I’m very grateful,” she said.

For Rosetta Luke, the journey marks the start of an exciting new chapter. “I’m very proud of myself. I think I’m a chain breaker and I came to make a difference in the healthcare sector in Guyana. I thank everyone for my journey and I will make a big change because I want to see our healthcare system go further, and I’ll definitely be putting into that,” she noted.

Meanwhile, Nalini Singh, who secured first place in the state final exams, said she was honoured to complete this milestone and is ready for the next step. “I’m very happy and excited. It was very challenging. I plan to make a difference by being committed and dedicated to my work,” she said.

The new midwives told Ignite News that the programme was demanding, requiring resilience and discipline—qualities they pledged to take with them into delivery rooms and remote health centres across the country.

Several graduates also described the training programme as transformative, noting that they entered with a desire to help and are leaving with the confidence and skills to respond to emergencies, support mothers through childbirth, and advocate for safe, family-centred care.