Blessing Rachael Oluwole
Nurse/Midwife, BNcS
Minna ,Niger
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate Registered Midwife with extensive experience at Standard Hospital & Diagnostic Services, excelling in prenatal education and breastfeeding support. Successfully facilitated over 1000 deliveries, ensuring maternal and neonatal safety through vigilant care. Adept at building rapport with patients, fostering trust, and empowering families with informed choices in reproductive health.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
English, Hausa and Yoruba
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Nurse/ Midwife
Expanded Midwife Service Scheme (under NPHCDA)NGO
09.2023 - Current
- participated in community mobilization, house to house visit.
- Giving Health Education to patients and members of the communities.
- Engaging in all Routine and campaign immunizations.
- Safeguarded maternal and neonatal wellbeing during labor by closely monitoring vital signs and progress of both mother and baby.
- Conducted home visits for prenatal checkups or postpartum follow-ups when needed, ensuring access to quality care for all patients.
- Facilitated support groups for new mothers, addressing topics such as infant care basics and postpartum mental health adjustments.
- Conducted routine physical examinations of newborns and infants.
- Directed parents and newborns to physicians without causing parent alarm based on problematic test results and health conditions of babies and mothers.
- Examined and monitored over 500 pregnant women per year.
- Participated in over 100 successful births.
- Rendering Family planning services, post abortions care.
- Performing Circumcisions in newborn.
- Carryout wound dressing, cosmetic repair of the ear.
- Performing domiciliary midwifery in the community.
- Rendering Proper and Early referral services of cases that is not meant to be handled in the community.
- Documentations of all services rendered within the facility.
- Teaching of junior colleagues how to carryout some various procedures within the facilities e.g performing safe delivery, infant resuscitation, episiotomy, ear piercing, insertions and removal of implants etc.
Registered Midwife (Assistant Matron)
Standard Hospital & Diagnostic Services Minna, Niger State
10.2016 - 12.2023
- Managed fetal distress and delivery complications calmly to provide safety to mothers and babies.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards through meticulous record-keeping practices and adherence to state licensure requirements.
- Assisted in facilitating over 500 successful deliveries.
- Receiving newborn during cesarian deliveries.
- Performing infant resuscitation, giving and repairing of episiotomy, also cervical repairs.
- Built strong rapport with patients through open communication channels that encouraged feedback and collaboration on care plans.
- Supported families during the grieving process following pregnancy loss or infant death with empathetic emotional support and resource referrals for ongoing counseling services.
- Provided prenatal care by monitoring mother and baby health, identifying potential health concerns and providing advice to support mothers.
- Increased breastfeeding success rates by offering lactation support and guidance to new mothers.
- Followed professional standards and guidelines by adhering to ethical and legal guidelines and maintaining continued education certifications.
- Conducted well-baby checkups and immunizations for optimum infant health.
- Counseled patients and families on reproductive health and contraception.
- Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
- Performed MVA( manual vacuum aspiration) for clients with missed, incomplete and inevitable abortions
- Rendering post abortions care
- Counseling and Administration of Tuberculosis medications
- Rendering Family planning services.
- Performing minor surgeries like Circumcision in newborn, incision and drainage, wounds dressings
- Passing of Nasogastric tube for both feeding and drainage
- Abdominal Tapping.
- Autoclaving and sterilization of surgical instruments.
Midwife
Save One Million Lives(SOM))Basic Primary Health Care Kampala, Bosso Local Government Minna Under NPHCDA
03.2018 - 12.2019
- Rendered Antenatal care .
- Participated in community mobilization
- Performed routine postpartum care, such as suturing and wound care.
- Facilitated patient referrals to specialists for advanced pre- or post-natal care.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on midwifery best practices through regular continuing education opportunities and membership in professional organizations.
- Advocated for mothers' rights and choices to make informed decisions about care by respecting human autonomy.
- Conducted well-baby checkups and immunizations for optimum infant health.
- Provided Family planning services.
Midwife
Midwife Service Scheme NPHCDA Minna,
11.2016 - 12.2017
- Advocated for mothers' rights and choices to make informed decisions about care by respecting human autonomy.
- Engaged in community mobilization
- Performing of Home visiting.
- Prepared patients for successful home births with extensive education on equipment, safety protocols, and emergency procedures.
- Assisted with postpartum care and provided guidance on postpartum recovery.
- Educated patients on breastfeeding and provided lactation support.
- Developed and maintained patient records and documentation.
- Taught childbirth preparation classes to expectant parents.
- Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
Midwife
Gilead Hospital, Minna Niger State
08.2016 - 09.2016
- Watched vital signs, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during, and after labor.
- Reduced complications during childbirth with vigilant monitoring of maternal and fetal wellbeing throughout labor.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable birthing environment by implementing evidence-based practices in pain management techniques
- Empowered mothers to make informed decisions about their care through comprehensive education on pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn care.
- Improved patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and knowledgeable care during prenatal, labor, and postpartum periods.
- Educated mothers and families on pregnancy-related topics to inform and prepare for pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care.
- Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
National Open University of Nigeria.
Minna, Niger State 05.2020 - 05.2025
Skills
Prenatal education
Breastfeeding support
Antepartum care
Intrapartum care
Nursing care
Accomplishments
- I've taken on leadership roles in my hospital, mentoring new nurses and contributing to policy development
- Successfully delivered over 500 babies with a high satisfaction rate.
- Developed expertise in neonatal resuscitation and have successfully revived several newborns
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement patient-centered care plans.
- Mentored new nurses in labor and delivery, improving their confidence and competence.
- Worked with a family to develop a birth plan that met their unique needs and preference.
- Seminar presentation, health talks and lectures to students, children, teenagers, women both in church, schools and community on topics: personal/ environmental hygiene, hand washing, Diabetes, Drugs/ Substance abuse, importance of adequate nutritional.
Timeline
Nurse/ Midwife
Expanded Midwife Service Scheme (under NPHCDA)NGO
09.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
National Open University of Nigeria.
05.2020 - 05.2025
Midwife
Save One Million Lives(SOM))Basic Primary Health Care Kampala, Bosso Local Government Minna Under NPHCDA
03.2018 - 12.2019
Midwife
Midwife Service Scheme NPHCDA Minna,
11.2016 - 12.2017
Registered Midwife (Assistant Matron)
Standard Hospital & Diagnostic Services Minna, Niger State
10.2016 - 12.2023
Midwife
Gilead Hospital, Minna Niger State
08.2016 - 09.2016