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For the July 2020 issue of British Vogue, three key workers star on the cover. Meet @NHSHomerton community midwife, Rachel Millar, and the other heroes on the new front line, photographed by Jamie Hawkesworth. - - > https://t.co/rltWk8CRQVpic.twitter.com/EErLYSIhG3
A MIDWIFE FROM Tyrone has said she is delighted to be one of three frontline workers chosen to appear on the cover of the July edition of British Vogue, and added it shows that people who do everyday jobs “can make a difference”.
Cookstown-native Rachel Millar works in Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in east London and was on shift a few weeks ago when the photographer from Vogue arrived to take photos of staff onsite.
Speaking to RTÉ’s Morning Ireland today, she said: “Yeah I’m more than happy with it.
We knew Vogue was doing some kind of feature on key workers during the pandemic. We had no idea there was potential for it to be on the cover. I didn’t believe them at the start [when they said I would be].
Millar told the programme how her role as a community midwife has had to adapt during the pandemic.
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She provides antenatal clinics which are usually face-to-face throughout someone’s pregnancy. She also does home visits after the baby is born to provide support.
Millar has sought to continue this care for those bringing their new born home for the first time despite the pandemic.
She said she hopes the kindness shown towards NHS and other frontline workers during the crisis persists into the future.
“In maternity, we’re very fortunate that we get a love and recognition due to the nature of our job anyway,” she said. “It’s nice to see roles in the NHS that previously weren’t as recognised or appreciated get that recognition this time around.”
The midwife said that frontline workers like herself being recognised on the cover of Vogue is a positive step.
She said: “There definitely has been a shift in who Vogue portray as role models. The fact they put three ordinary people on the cover instead of a model or celebrity – I hope it’s a reminder to people who see it that everyday jobs can make a difference.”
As for her local hometown in Tyrone, Millar joked there could be a run on the shops to snap up copies when it goes on sale.
“I’m imagining my mum will be in Tesco tomorrow buying all the copies she can find,” she said.
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@Stars and Stripes: Ah here .. I’m just paying a compliment. That’s not Geraldine btw. Geraldine knows, cause D says it to her 100 times a day .. right D.
A very progressive move by this magazine. I applaud their diversity especially in the current climate. A point well made that the media is so important and that not all media is bad.
Very down to earth. Midwives are there when women are most vulnerable and are often forgotten when baby comes along so it’s nice to see them being recognised. Well chosen Vogue
Healthcare workers are the REAL heroes in our communities. I’d love to see a shift in putting fewer celebrities on magazines and more ordinary people that provide essential services. Celebrities don’t need magazine covers anymore to promote themselves, they have their social media accounts.
@Edel Quinn: magazines will print what people want to read , look at any news stand covered in bull about celebs royals etc. every week absolute chewing gum for the brain , but that’s the rubbish people want to read . They don’t care about reality . We live in a completely fake instagram world now where nothing is as it seems and reality isn’t entertaining enough for the clowns that but these glossy magazines .
@Edel Quinn: if there is a good news agency near you with a big selection of magazines they usually have a fair amount of magazines with non celeb stories
@Sharp Elsi Mate: in ICU they have all the PPE Inna controlled environment….this lady is doing home visits with probably basic PPE and definitely not a controlled medical environment….can get more frontline.
@Sharp Elsi Mate: once again a race to the bottom mentality. So many potential candidates for front of the magazine, be it supermarket stackers, icu nurse, doctors, midwives etc they all do their best to serve society and they represent the best of society in some ways, so in some fraction this midwife represents way more than just herself. Don’t be so cynical.
Congratulations to the midwife for appearing on the cover of such a prestigious magazine, midwives are fantastic and the work they do is incredible but this this is just pandering for sales and a pr job to try and gloss over all the recent bad publicity Anna Wintour has finally being recieving, as I said fantastic for the well deserving midwife but this is cynical.
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