Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Midwifery (with Placements) University of Plymouth, UK

Do you want to support women throughout their maternity journey, and learn how to deliver safe, effective, respectful, kind and compassionate midwifery care? This course equips you with the skills, knowledge and professional insight needed to become a registered midwife. Whether it's helping women during pregnancy and birth, or giving support to new mothers, you learn through doing, building your confidence as you go. Graduate ready to excel as a fully rounded healthcare professional.

Lay the foundations for your career as a midwife, from developing clinical skills and professional attitudes to learning about human reproductive biology. Explore the wider determinants of health and well being. Learn about pharmacology and the importance of safe medicine management. Develop your reflective practice, literature searching, essay writing and exam technique. Before Christmas, undertake the first of your supervised clinical placements in maternity settings.

Key features

• Become a 'Registered Midwife' with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as soon as you successfully complete the course.
• Spend 50% of your time learning through doing, in a range of real placements, in partnership with real clients.
• Learn how to work as part of a multi-professional team.
• Build confidence through clinical skills and theory sessions priming you to be at your best when working directly with real clients.
• Train and practice your professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.
• Extend your skills in IT, numeracy and literacy to support your clinical and professional midwifery practice.
• Learn about the psychological and social impacts of having a baby and how to effectively communicate with and support your clients.
• Develop a critical approach to research, enabling you to provide evidence-based care.
• Develop the professional knowledge, skills and attributes to enable you to work as an autonomous practitioner fit for the future.
• Support women and families through a continuity of carer approach.