Midwifery
Course information Midwifery BSc (Hons) UCAS code: B720 www.coventry.ac.uk/ug/B720 Study option: 3 years full-time Overview Helping mothers bring new life into the world must surely be one of the most rewarding professions. Midwives play a pivotal role in supporting the health and wellbeing of women and their families in all stages of pregnancy, childbirth and the early postnatal period. While there are lots of opportunities for midwives to work on antenatal, labour and postnatal wards and neonatal units in hospitals, more midwives also now work in the community, providing services in women’s homes, local clinics, children’s centres and GP surgeries. You will get the opportunity to gain hands-on experience under the supervision of an experienced midwife, who will support you to manage a small caseload during the course. You’ll be encouraged to develop the clinical and care skills to become a professional midwife who can soundly analyse a woman’s needs, plan an appropriate care programme and then implement it safely, effectively and sensitively.
Indicative course structure This course is currently being reviewed to reflect the new requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (MNC); therefore the modules listed below are likely to change. Year 1: Introduction to Midwifery Medicines Management in Midwifery Normal Childbirth Woman-Centred Midwifery Care Developing Skills in Midwifery Practice Foundations in Communication and Professionalism Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing Year 2: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Complexities in Childbearing Legal and Ethical Issues in Midwifery International Perspectives in Midwifery Developing Skills in Parent Education Evidence-Informed Practice and Decision Making Final year: Emergencies in Childbirth Becoming a Competent Practitioner Clinical Decision Making Autonomous Midwifery Practice Enhancing Practice Through Evaluation and Research Working Together to Lead Service Improvement Accreditation Fully accredited by the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). For more details on accreditations and renewals, see page 12.
You will study in the award winning Alison Gingell Building which features a midwifery suite, hospital wards, an operating theatre, critical care settings, community housing and other real-life nursing environments relevant to practice. Placements give you the opportunity to put your learning into practice in a real healthcare workplace. Coventry University is ranked 4th in the UK for nursing and midwifery (Guardian University Guide 2020).
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