Empowering midwives in normal birth

Who should attend this course?

This Empowering midwives in normal birth course is suitable for registered midwives who have regular access to a relevant practice environment/client group.

The course can be taken as a stand-alone course or as part of a postgraduate award.

Course content

The aim of the course is to empower midwives to promote normal birth and regain skills of normal midwifery.

This course gives you the knowledge and understanding to review and analyse the leadership skills required to challenge barriers to normal midwifery practice. In addition, you will be shown how to analyse current evidence and use this to support midwives to regain, develop and enhance practice.

Examples of the topics it covers are:

• Promoting normal birth through antenatal education
• Alternative birth positions
• Use of water in labour and birth
• Managing pain without the use of analgesia
• Common homeopathic and herbal remedies
• Monitoring foetal well-being without the use of Cardiotocograph
• Barriers to normal birth, evidence based versus intuitive knowledge.

The course uses a variety of learning and teaching approaches including lectures, workshop and student led presentations.

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How does the course map the NHS KSF?

The course contributes to the development of knowledge and understanding for the KSF Core Dimensions:

• Health and Wellbeing 1, 2 and 6 - Level 4
• Information and Knowledge 3 - Level 3 and 4
• Communication - Level 4
• Quality - Level 3
• Service Improvement - Level 3 and 4

Assessment

The assessment consists of a presentation and a written critical review essay.

Why choose this course?

How to apply

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Course fees

Credit level for this course: 30 credits at level 6 or 7.

• See fees for UK/EU students
• Contact us for International student fees

Contract funding for NHS staff

The University is contracted by the NHS to provide post-registration education/CPD and training for its health professionals.

If you are an NHS employee contact the senior manager responsible for post-registration education/CPD in your Trust to check if the course you wish to attend can be supported by the Trust's contract with our University.

Study routes

• Part Time