train to be a midwife ??

kurjam

does anyone know where you go to and how you go about training to be a midwife...
who do you contact ? is it your local hospitals etc

thanks for any help

5thdayofmay

http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2100

google is your friend!

NurseUpNorth

You need to contact your local university. All Midwifery courses are now undergraduate, mostly BSc (hons) courses.

It's usually a 3 year course with 50/50 academic/clinical training with a dissertation at the end.

They tend to prefer you to have recent academic studies ( maybe A levels or an Access course?)

The course is quite competetive (30 people applying per place at some Universities)although nursing is less so.

HTH x

kurjam

where we live there is a real shortage of midwifes, they are really struggling....
it was my midwife who asked if i had thought about working as one, which as made me think about looking into it

flea72

yes, there is a shortage of midwives, but thats due to funding, not people wanting to be one.

The courses for midwifery, as said above, are totally oversubscribed, and unless you already have nursing experience, and science based As then you dont stand a chance of even getting an application form

Flea

SandC

I don't wish to rain on your parade but my friend couldn't get on a midwifery course. That is with doing an access course for a year beforehand. We have 3 universities within quite easy proximity to us and she didn't even get an interview for a place.

Flea is quite correct, it is the opinion of the hospital staff themselves, and probably that of new and expectant mums that they are grossly understaffed but it is not the opinion of the trusts themselves who are simply not recruiting.

studentmidwife

flea72 wrote: »

yes, there is a shortage of midwives, but thats due to funding, not people wanting to be one.

The courses for midwifery, as said above, are totally oversubscribed, and unless you already have nursing experience, and science based As then you dont stand a chance of even getting an application form

Flea

Hi there

I'm a midwifery student and I've got no nursing experience or science based A's so it is possible to get on without. Most mature students do a Access course but I did an Open University course at home - K100 Understanding Health & Social care which got me a place.

It is, however, as others have said a hard course to get on to and you need to be really sure that its what you want to do. The course is really full on and you need to be prepared to work all shifts right from the start, including nights.

I know so many girls who were told they had no chance of getting on the course (mainly by college tutors) but they went for it anyway and they are now almost qualified.

If you've got any questions let me know.

studentmidwife

Oh one more thing - you need to check what the entry requirements are for the universities you want to apply to. They will all ask for GCSE maths and english grade C or above - the Access course covers these if you don't have them though, plus A-Levels (pref science based), an Access Course or some accept OU courses.

If you have the qualifications needed you apply through UCAS. The most important part of the application is your personal statement - if your PS is not good you won't get interviews.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

annie_d

I knw midwives who have qualified in the past 12 months and are really struggling to get jobs as so few are available.

kurjam

i have some nursing experience, so i will look into it. thanks for your answers

fellybabe

THANKS FOR the information. am thinking of going into nursing too.