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How to Become a Midwife
Training to be a midwife
Introduction
In order to work in the NHS in the UK, every midwife must possess a midwifery degree. If you are a qualified nurse, you must complete a pre-registration programme in midwifery. This midwifery programme progresses to registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council and will allow you to work as a midwife.
Pre-registration programmes
1. Pre-registration midwife degree
- Once you have completed the Pre-registration midwife degree, you will be awarded the professional and academic qualification. This will be achieved through studying both practical and theory midwifery.
- The supervised midwifery practice represents around half of the programme and will be undertaken in hospital and community settings such as labour wards and antenatal clinics
- The midwife degree usually last for three years although some may take for four years to complete.
2. Pre-registration midwifery short programme
- The midwifery short programme is aimed at qualified and registered nurses who want to train as midwives.
- Once you have completed the Pre-registration midwife degree, you will be awarded the professional and academic qualification. This will be achieved through studying both practical and theory midwifery.
- The supervised midwifery practice will be undertaken in community and hospital settings.
- The midwifery short programmes is at least 78 weeks full-time
Part-time Midwife courses
There are a number of Part-time midwifery courses available and are usually provided by universities that offer full-time midwifery courses. These midwife courses usually last for approximately five years.
After the pre-registration Midwife programme
After you have completed your pre-registration programme and you have registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council, you can apply for a midwife job. After you have gained experience, you can look to advance your career even further.
