Course Overview

Midwives are the lead professional for all healthy women with straightforward pregnancies. For women with complex pregnancies work as the key coordinator of care within the multidisciplinary team, liaising closely with obstetricians, general practitioners, health visitors/public health practitioners, and maternity support workers/maternity care assistants. Midwives have an increasingly greater public health role aiming to meet the challenges of reducing inequalities and improving maternal and family health midwifery education, whilst rooted in normality prepares midwives to care for all women including those with complex medical, obstetric and social needs. It prepares and develops midwives to be skilled and safe, empathic and trustworthy, developing skills of autonomy and accountability within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.

General Eligibility

GCSEs

• Five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including: English, Maths and Science. At least two GCSEs at grade B/6 or above are required 

Plus one of the following:

A Level

• A minimum of 120 UCAS points from 3 A levels, including at least one of the following subjects at grade B or above: Health and Social Care, Biology, Sports Science, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Sociology (General Studies is not accepted).

• Maximum 12 UCAS Tariff points can be accepted from AS/Extended Project.

T Levels

• Merit in Health overall

BTEC

• DDM in Health and Social Care/Applied Science/Science

• CACHE in Health and Social Care at grade B is accepted

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• no