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Akiko Kuniyoshi

Kelowna,BC

Summary

I contributed to the field of maternal and child health in Japan until my family moved to North America in 2017. For the first 10 years, I deepened my learning about mothers and children, women, young people, and families at an advanced medical center, and then moved to a clinic where midwife-led care was available so that I could make more use of my individual skills. After improving my midwifery and counseling skills, I opened my own clinic.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Midwife

SmileDays Midwifery Clinic (own)
Osaka, Japan
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Instructed new parents on infant care techniques such as swaddling and diapering methods.
  • Educated patients about resources available in the community related to parenting skills.
  • Advised mothers on topics such as contraception use, lactation guidance, and stress management strategies.
  • Collaborated with community health programs to increase knowledge of available parenting methods and educate families. (newborn visit, health checkup)
  • Enhanced newborn outcomes and promoted bonding by teaching new mothers how to breastfeed and care for infants.
  • Treatment of mothers with mastitis in partnership with medical institutions
  • Sex education in elementary and junior high schools
  • Telephone and mail consultation
  • Working at a hospital 4-night-shift per 1 month (to continue helping delivery).

Nurse and Midwife

Flower Bell Clinic
Osaka, Japan
03.2013 - 07.2017
  • Normal delivery without a doctor
  • Pregnancy to postnatal counseling
  • Nursing and midwifery work (both day and night shifts)
  • Clinical instructor for midwifery students

Nurse Midwife

Bell-land General Hospital
Osaka,Japan
01.2003 - 03.2013
  • Perinatal Medical Center ( includes advanced medical treatment)
  • Worked at Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Pregnancy to postpartum and counseling
  • Parental classes (lecture)
  • Scrub(OR) nursing (C-section)
  • Case studied of mother with problems (no parent, teenager, DV, mental illness, physical disability)
  • Clinical instructor for nursing and midwifery students
  • Midwifery research

Education

Diploma - Human Service Work

Okanagan College
Kelowna, BC
06-2025

Associate of Arts - Psychology For Transfer

American River College
California, USA
05-2022

Midwifery

Bell-land Nursing And Midwifery College
Osaka, Japan
03-2003

Nursing

Aino University
Osaka, Japan
03-2002

Skills

  • Clinical nursing practice
  • Clinical midwifery practice
  • Counseling
  • Sex education
  • Visiting mothers and babies
  • Leadership
  • Clinical instructor
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Goal Setting for families
  • First Aid Knowledge
  • Active Listening
  • First Aid Certification
  • Professionalism

Timeline

Midwife

SmileDays Midwifery Clinic (own)
08.2016 - 08.2017

Nurse and Midwife

Flower Bell Clinic
03.2013 - 07.2017

Nurse Midwife

Bell-land General Hospital
01.2003 - 03.2013

Diploma - Human Service Work

Okanagan College

Associate of Arts - Psychology For Transfer

American River College

Midwifery

Bell-land Nursing And Midwifery College

Nursing

Aino University
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