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
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 or the equivalent part-time in the internal mode of study.
Registered Nurses Pathway: For candidates who are eligible for registration as a general nurse with a nurses' 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 both internal or external modes of study. Applicants who obtained nursing registration by undertaking a nursing degree obtain are eligible to be granted up to 54 units of credit.
Registered Midwife Pathway: For candidates who are eligible for registration as a midwife with a nurses' registering authority in Australia and hold a current practising certificate. This pathway does not lead to eligibility for registration with the nmbSA.Requires one year of full-time study or the equivalent part-time in the internal or external modes of study.
Course aims
The aim of the course is to provide students with the learning opportunities they need to meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMC) National Competency Standards for the Midwife (2006) and be eligible for registration as a midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Board South Australia (nmbSA). They will be competent, confident practitioners in all maternity settings able to practice according to the international Definition of a Midwife (adopted by the International Confederation of Midwives Council 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.
