Midwifery

Course Overview

This course will prepare you to be a confident and competent midwife, effectively supporting women, birthing people and their families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Midwifery is about providing care to women, birthing people and families at one of the most important times of their lives. A midwife is usually the first and main contact for the family during pregnancy, throughout labour and in the period following the birth of the baby. As a qualified midwife, you’ll be responsible for providing care and supporting women and birthing people to make informed choices about their care.

You’ll benefit from a case-based approach to learning, where you will learn how to adapt your specialist knowledge to each individual circumstances and wishes, resulting in a more positive experience. At the end of this degree programme, which is divided between academic study and clinical practical, you will be professionally registered as a midwife.

You’ll spend 50% of your time in theory and 50% of your time in clinical practice, allowing you to put theory into practice, within a safe and welcoming environment. Throughout your learning journey you’ll be supported by lecturers and clinical midwives.

Why study with us

- You'll benefit from a case-based approach to learning, allowing you to learn from real-world scenarios in an engaging and holistic way.

- You'll spend 50% of your time on placements in practice and this will contribute towards 50% of your overall degree classification.

- Our midwifery and health visiting degree programmes were the first in the UK to be awarded the prestigious UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award which meet the sustainability standards (2021).

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.

Accreditations

- This course is validated by the NMC, the nursing and midwifery regulator for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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.

Please Note:
UCLan’s midwifery programme is approved to be delivered at Preston and Burnley campuses.

We invite applicants to share their campus preference at interview, however it is not always possible to offer the first choice due to the limitation of numbers on each campus.

The decision regarding the final offer is made by the midwifery course team and is dependent on a number of factors.