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Spotlight on ... Francis Franklin

Position: community midwife at the Boultham Park Medical Practice in Lincoln

- How did you feel about winning the National Childbirth Trust LincolnMidwife of the Year award, sponsored by the Old Station Nursery?

I am very proud and honoured to win the award. I don't feel that I doanything extra than the other midwives and consider it a team effort.It's a very special award as the women themselves vote on forms that areplaced in hospital departments and GP surgeries.

- Have you celebrated your success?

My husband took me out for a meal, also to mark my 50th birthday. Alongwith the award I was given flowers from Flowers by Suzanne and vouchersfor Mark Jeffs hair and beauty salon.

- How long have you been a midwife?

I always wanted to be a midwife and have worked in the profession for 26years. I have only been in Lincoln for seven years so I was reallysurprised to win, as lots of the other midwives have been here for muchlonger.

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