This course prepares registered nurses to meet the needs of maternity services and transforms graduate nurses into registered midwives.
This intensive programme will train you to help women, birthing people and families to enjoy positive and healthy pregnancy and birth experiences. All aspects of the preconception and childbirth continuum are addressed via theoretical preparation in university and supervised, preparation in a clinical setting.
You’ll benefit from a case-based approach to learning, which is used to facilitate development of the skills required of a competent midwife. You’ll spend half of your time learning skills in clinical practice, and the other half learning the theory, through a blended learning approach.
Please note, nursing programmes leading to registration are not available to international students
Why study with us
- Funding is guaranteed on this course for September 2023 entry
- Midwifery at the University of Central Lancashire came 1st in the UK for “teaching on my course” - National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.
- Our midwifery and health visiting degree programmes have been the first university in the UK to be awarded the prestigious UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award which meet the sustainability standards (2021).
- The midwifery education team is supported by internationally renowned researchers in Midwifery and Infant Nutrition.
What you'll do
- You’ll have the opportunity to use clinical skill labs, which provide a safe environment to put theoretical knowledge into practice.
- Within your programme, you will have the opportunity to participate in an elective placement, which can be either national or international, allowing you to explore midwifery in a different setting.
- You have the opportunity to join the award-wining University Midwifery Society and Passionate Midwifery Forums.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• MW2504: Fundamentals of Midwifery Care
• MW2505: Universal and Additional Midwifery Care
• MW2506: Midwifery Practice 1 and 2
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• MW3500: Promoting Autonomy and Positive Change
• MW3501: Professional Development 3
• MW3502: Midwifery Practice 3
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
Your midwifery qualifications and experience will open up a wide range of options to further develop your career.
Once you complete the course, you will become a registered midwife, registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You’ll have the opportunity to apply to work as a midwife within the NHS or other independent midwifery settings.
You may also have the opportunity to work nationally or internationally, exploring midwifery in a global context.
Midwifery is a research and evidence-based career, therefore we encourage and support you to continue onto further study. At the University of Central Lancashire, we offer a dedicated MSc in Midwifery as well as opportunities for you to progress onto a PhD and other research programmes.
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