NG Siew Gim 黄秀吟
Medical Services in Singapore,
Accession Number 002232
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 6
Total Reels
- Lee Ming Li
Interviewer
- 02:40:19
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 6
Metadata
- 29 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:31:15
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Born in 1942. Personal background. Parents' and family background. Interviewee's educational background. Application to be a midwife. Pre-requisites for a midwife. Interview process. Reasons for being a midwife. Description of training undergone. Profile of student midwives.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 6
Metadata
- 29 Nov 1999
Recording Date
- 00:31:14
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Continuation of training undergone. Relationships between teachers and students. Theory and practical examinations. Likes and dislikes about the course.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 6
Metadata
- 10 Mar 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:16
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Application to be a midwife at Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in 1966. Interview process. Starting salary. Babies delivered per day. Description of delivery wards. Role as a midwife. Life in a day of a midwife. Delivery procedure performed by a midwife.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 6
Metadata
- 10 Mar 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Complications that might occur during delivery. Need for midwives to help one another. Re-training. Increasingly more instruments used over the years. Dress code for midwives. Memorable cases.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 6
Metadata
- 10 Mar 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:52
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Wards worked in. In labour ward for almost 30 years. Midwife-doctor / midwife-nurses relationship. Relevance of midwifery practice. Flood in Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH) in December 1969. Fire in the linen room. Handling of complaints from patients.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 6
Metadata
- 10 Mar 2000
Recording Date
- 00:04:23
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Learning of experiences and not attitudes from senior midwives.
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