Midwifery

BSc Hons UCAS Code

Course overview

Be part of a supportive midwifery community where we’ll help you on your journey to becoming a competent, compassionate and caring midwife. 

You'll develop your knowledge, practical, interpersonal and leadership skills while working closely with women and their families - through all the stages of pregnancy, birth and beyond. 

Clinical placements will support you in developing your midwifery skills in practice. You'll follow several women's pregnancy journeys and provide continuity of care through your case-holding experience.   

You will be taught by our expert staff who have been recognised both locally and internationally for their teaching excellence. Our teaching is research-led and, as an established provider of midwifery education, we work in partnership with four diverse NHS Trusts. This offers you a wealth of different clinical learning experiences across the maternity services.  

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to register as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. 

Teaching and learning

Modules

Core modules

4 modules

Foundations of Compassionate Midwifery

You will explore how professional and personal attributes can support the development of emotionally intelligent, accountable and resilient midwives when providing compassionate high-quality maternity care.

This course considers:

  • The historical context of midwifery
  • The role of the midwife in contemporary health care
  • The NMC Code, professional requirements, boundaries and relationships
  • Compassion and professionalism in midwifery
  • The ‘Six C’s’
  • Human skills, emotional intelligence and resilience
  • Diversity, multi-culturalism and spirituality
  • The reflective practitioner
  • The professional student midwife
  • Study skills and academic writing development

The Childbirth Continuum

You will be introduced to the theoretical concepts of Universal Care in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods within contemporary society.

This course considers:

  • Universal care and assessment of maternal and fetal wellbeing
  • evidence-based, holistic, responsive, compassionate antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
  • transition to parenthood - physical, psychological, cultural, social and spiritual constructs;
  • The role of the midwife for health promotion, health protection and screening
  • models of maternity care from national and international perspectives;
  • the role of the midwife as a facilitator of physiological birth in all settings and the promotion of optimal birth outcomes, including function of labour pain and analgesia

Human Biology Applied to Midwifery

You will be introduced to the maternal anatomical and physiological adaptations that occur in pregnancy, labour and the puerperium and discuss their relevance to care.

This course considers:

  • The anatomical and physiological changes to the body systems that occur during pregnancy, labour and the puerperium.
  • The anatomical and physiological changes to the female reproductive system during pregnancy, labour and in the puerperium.
  • The physiology of labour and birth.
  • Application of anatomical and physiological changes with reference to antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care
  • The anatomical and physiological changes to the breast to include initiation and maintenance of lactation.

Introducing Midwifery Clinical Practice

You will be introduced to the care of the childbearing woman, the neonate and her family.

This course considers:

  • evidence-based care and midwifery clinical skills including interpersonal skills;
  • promotion of universal midwifery care;
  • the midwife’s professional role including autonomy and accountability
  • effective communication in midwifery;
  • introduction to parent education;
  • the initiation and continuation of breast feeding;
  • participation in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care across a range of clinical settings;
  • continuity of care and carer- case-holding and compassionate midwifery care;
  • fetal monitoring and interpretation;
  • practise of neonatal and maternal resuscitation;
  • reflection in and on practice;
  • principles of pharmacology, medicines management and administration

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Entry requirements

3 years full-time

£9,535 per year

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