MMid Midwifery

The BSc Midwifery course at York University is a comprehensive professional training program designed to equip students with specialist knowledge and skills to support women, their newborn babies, and their families during pregnancy, labour and birth, postnatal, as well as early infancy periods. This course offers a basis for safe, qualified, lawful midwifery practice by combining theory and evidence-based knowledge integrated with extensive clinical practice across a variety of healthcare settings.Course Content: In this course, students will gain in-depth knowledge of the childbirth continuum, including prenatal care, normal and complex labour, birth and postnatal care, integrated with neonatal care. It involves vital areas like public health, research, science, ethics, leadership and health systems, while also focusing on the development of student's clinical skills. Key Modules: The course includes core modules such as Physiology for Childbirth, Promoting Normality in Childbirth, Midwifery Practice, Ensuring Safety in Childbirth, Advancing Midwifery Practice, Leading in Midwifery and Advanced Midwifery Practice.Accreditations: The course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), enabling graduates to register and practice as a qualified midwife. Future Careers: This course prepares students for work in a variety of midwifery roles across healthcare settings. Graduates may work in hospitals, community, independent or private practice, or academia. They may also consider further studies in midwifery, maternal health, healthcare management or education. For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.