Modules

This programme will fully prepare you for your future as a midwife, in line with the NMC standards of proficiency for midwives. You will study the important values highlighted in the NHS Constitution (2015), such as treating people with respect, dignity and compassion, and getting the basics right every time by putting birthing parents and their families first.

Modules are designed to become progressively challenging at each level using learning and achievement from earlier levels as a foundation. Continuity of care and carer is linked to improved health outcomes for the birth parent and baby. Midwives are the first point of contact for the birth parent and the lead health professional in maternity services playing a crucial role in coordinating and navigating maternity care, requiring essential leadership skills.

You will explore infant feeding, as mapped against the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Standards.

**Year one**
- Midwifery Practice 1
Develop fundamental midwifery skills, professionalism and knowledge.
- Universal Care 1
Explore principles of universal care for all the birthing parent, newborns and families, and the underpinning anatomy and physiology related to the childbearing continuum.
- The Midwife as Professional 1
Develop professional knowledge in relation to legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks, and to understand effective communication strategies.
- The Midwife as Scholar 1
Gain an understanding of the academic skills required to support evidence-based practice and continuous professional development.
- Additional Care 1
Develop an understanding of pre-existing physical and mental health conditions and situations experienced by the birthing parent, and conditions and complications arising in pregnancy, childbirth and the post-partum period.

**Year two**
- Midwifery Practice 2
Further midwifery skills, knowledge and professionalism.
- Universal Care 2
Apply knowledge in relation to the principles of universal care for all birthing parents, newborns and families.
- The Midwife as Professional 2
Introduction of midwifery knowledge and skills in advocacy, leadership, accountability and collaboration, working towards autonomous professional practise.
- The Midwife as Scholar 2
Further analyse a variety of research and relate it to midwifery practice, to provide evidence-based care for birthing parents, newborns and their families.
- Additional Care 2
Develop skills and knowledge required to manage childbirth emergencies, including situational awareness and advanced communication.
- Part 2 Practice Assessment

**Year three**
- Midwifery Practice 3
Mandatory core skills training for year three, including basic life support, personal safety, and manual handling.
- Physical Assessment and Management of the Newborn
Explore the effects of pregnancy complications on fetal development and newborn well-being.
- The Midwife as Scholar 3
Research proposal process including literature review, research design, methodology, rigour in research, evaluation and dissemination of results.
- Midwife as Professional 3
Content of this module will be led by your independent learning around the chosen topic in relation to module outcomes.

Assessment methods

A range of assessment methods has been selected to enhance your learning and to help you to demonstrate how you have achieved all the module and programme learning outcomes and aims.

Formative and summative assessments are utilised to enable you to progress and build knowledge for practice coherently and logistically. Formative assessments are designed so that feedback on your performance is provided before the final, summative assessment – though this does not contribute to the final module mark or the credit awarded.

Summative assessment in modules utilises authentic assessment methods focusing on you using and applying knowledge and skills in real-life settings. Authentic assessment will help you to contextualise your learning and to see how real-life conditions or situations, in all their unpredictability, ambiguity and complexity, affects your theoretical knowledge.

You have the opportunity across the programme to reflect on your progression and development. These personal reflections contribute to and are evidenced in assessments through a variety of means.

Types and methods of assessment will include professional discussions, written assignments, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE’s), presentations, portfolio and dissertation. Authentic assessment methods are utilised to provide effective feedback and feedforward recommendations to enable your success.

Tuition fees

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