Midwifery is a highly skilled profession requiring midwives to provide care during pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period to both the mother and the baby. This programme confers a BSc Degree or a BSc Honours Degree in pre-registration midwifery and eligibility to register as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). 

You will develop a sound midwifery knowledge of normality; the midwife’s sphere of expertise and also be competent in recognising and managing deviations from this. Within the maternity unit you will also experience clinical work on the delivery suite and ante/postnatal wards. Your allocation will also enable you to spend time on the day assessment unit and antenatal clinic. To enable you to provide holistic care, you will also gain experience within the gynaecology ward, main operating theatres, special care baby unit and the intensive care unit. As an autonomous practitioner; you will develop critical, analytical and reflective skills that will enable you to make sound judgements and provide good evidence-based care.