Midwifery
University of Staffordshire
UCAS Code: B720 | Bachelor of Midwifery (with Honours) - BMid (Hon)
University of Staffordshire
UCAS Code: B720 | Bachelor of Midwifery (with Honours) - BMid (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
Science and/or health care related subjects are preferred
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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About this course
Want a career where you make a difference to families’ lives every day? You’ll follow a mother and baby’s journey and be there to support at every step of the way.
Being a midwife is not just about delivering babies. It’s about promoting holistic health and nurturing environments to help infants thrive. Our BMid (Hons) Midwifery degree will teach you how to provide family-centred and evidence-based care in different settings, including homes, hospitals, communities and midwifery-led units.
The course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, which means you can apply to become a registered midwife once you graduate.
You will spend half your time on practice placements, where you’ll experience the world of a midwife.
In community settings, you’ll cover screenings, observations such as blood pressure, pulse and temperature, measuring weight and taking blood. You will also work in antenatal clinics, looking at scans, individualised care plans and understanding normality in pregnancy.
In hospital, you’ll learn how to care for a mother during labour, deliver a baby and check the infant from top to toe. We’ll also introduce you to critical care and obstetric emergencies. There’s the opportunity to visit the family home for postnatal care too.
Using our network of NHS trusts and independent providers, you can apply for placements in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire or the West Midlands.
At our Centre for Health Innovation, you’ll study the theory of anatomy, physiology and the reproductive cycle. We also have amazing simulation facilities, including wards, interactive manikins and a robotic baby. It’s where you’ll practise treating patients and dealing with everything from breech births to suturing.
You’ll work with students from other health disciplines as well, mirroring real-life practices.
The course is taught by midwifery experts, with experience across mental health, bereavement care and high-risk obstetric emergencies.
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BMid (Hons) Midwifery
Modules
Year 1 Core: Holistic Health Across the Reproductive Lifespan; Introduction to the Safe and Effective Midwife Module 1; Introduction to the Safe and Effective Midwife Module 2; Introduction to the Safe and Effective Midwife Module 3; Professional, Legal and Ethical Considerations; Public Health in Midwifery Practice
Year 2 Core: Altered Health in Maternity Care; Developing the Safe and Effective Midwife Module 4; Developing the Safe and Effective Midwife Module 5; Developing the Safe and Effective Midwife Module 6; Optimising Neonatal Health; Promoting Reproductive Health
Year 3 Core: Midwife as a Colleague, Scholar and Leader; The Evidence Base for Practice; The Midwife as a Skilled Practitioner Module 7; The Midwife as a Skilled Practitioner Module 8; The Midwife as a Skilled Practitioner Module 9
Assessment methods
The assessment strategies used are aligned to learning outcomes in so much they seek to capture the knowledge, skill, and attitudinal aspects outlined within, and across, modules so the contents of these in their entirety meet the objectives of the course.
A range of assessments are used to meet the requirements of the programme and the appropriate standards, in parallel to university requirements and regulations. This includes a range of coursework assessments, such as essays, reports, portfolios, authentic patient assessments and professional performance, presentations, final year, independent project and written examinations. The grades from formal assessments contribute towards your module grade and combined form the degree final grade and classification.
Practice Supervisors and Assessors will also provide formative feedback on Practice-based learning and competency development.
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