Midwifery - BMid

City St George's, University of London

The City St George's BMid Midwifery degree prepares students for a rewarding career as a midwife. Students combine theoretical study with clinical experience in a range of settings, working with London’s diverse populations in leading hospitals and community settings. This course is for students looking for a rewarding career supporting women and their families through pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Graduates of this degree are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and will be qualified to practice as a midwife in the UK and overseas (additional qualifications may be required in some countries) The course is designed to ensure you enter the profession confident in your ability to provide care for all women, both those who experience straightforward pregnancy and childbirth, and women with more complex health needs. Students develop skills in our clinical skills centre, learning with specialist equipment that simulates birthing situations from normal to emergency, developing the skills required no matter the birthing situation they are supporting. Clinical placements take place in diverse settings including midwifery-led units, home births, birthing centres, delivery suites, maternal and fetal assessment, and special care baby units. Our focus is on the central role of the midwife in ensuring that families’ needs and preferences are understood and met. Alongside practical midwifery skills, you will develop your critical thinking and ability to assess factors affecting pregnant women, parents and families, such as their emotional wellbeing, social environment and cultural background. The course is taught by academics who are registered midwives with a diverse range of experience over many specialist areas within the midwifery profession. Many of our academic team are actively involved in research, generating new knowledge which directly affects today’s practice and the curriculum of this course. Our graduates secure employment with trusts including Barts Health NHS Trust, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation.