Bachelor of Midwifery

The Bachelor of Midwifery provides three entry pathways:

• Pre-Registration
• Registered Nurse Entry
• Registered Midwife Entry

Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the School of Nursing & Midwifery being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Pathways
• Honours
  
  

Admission requirements

Pre-Registration: For candidates with no previous formal midwifery qualifications and enrolled nurses seeking registration as a midwife. Requires three years of full-time study in the internal mode of study.

Registered Nurses Pathway: For candidates who are eligible for registration as a general nurse with a nurses&##39; registering authority in Australia and hold a current practising certificate. Requires one and a half years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time in the external mode of study only. International students must be registered in Australia as general nurses and enrol in a mix of internal and external mode of study. Applicants who obtained nursing registration by undertaking a nursing degree obtain are eligible for up to 54 units of credit.

Registered Midwife Pathway: For candidates who are eligible for registration as a midwife with a nurses&##39; registering authority in Australia and hold a current practising certificate. International students must be registered as a midwife in the country where they intend to undertake clinical experience. Requires one year of full-time study or the equivalent part-time in the internal or external mode of study.

Course aims

The aim of the Bachelor of Midwifery is to prepare students with a comprehensive grounding in advanced midwifery theory and practice to meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC)&##39;s National Competency Standards for Midwives (2006). 

Learning outcomes

Graduates of this course are expected to be able to:

• meet the requirements for registration as midwives with the Nursing & Midwifery Board of South Australia;
• work in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period and provide care for the newborn and the mother;
• understand that professional practice demands life-long learning;
• critically reflect about practice and implement well-developed clinical reasoning skills in their day-to-day practice;
• understand how social, environmental and economic factors impact on midwifery practice;
• negotiate with those who have different interests and understand cultural differences and their relationship to midwifery care.

Pathways

• Pre-Registration
• Registered Nurse Entry
• Registered Midwife Entry

Honours