BSc (Hons) Midwifery

Fit for practice Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, our course ensures that you will be taught an exceptionally high-quality curriculum, as well as being registered to practice as a midwife on graduation. BSc (Hons) Midwifery at LSBU will give you the skills and experience needed to become a compassionate, effective and highly empathetic Midwife. This course acknowledges and celebrates inclusion, diversity and equity in both our teaching and in the practical philosophy we aim to instil in you and your classmates, with cultural safety being a predominant feature of our teaching.

We recognise that students come from a range of diverse backgrounds and our teaching staff embed this awareness into the curriculum. “I have been able to empower myself to aid my learning needs, my peers, other students, and in turn the families in my care.” Midwifery student Rachel Brackpool Thanks to our location in central London and our partnerships with several leading NHS trusts, such as, University College London Hospitals, Queen's Hospital - Barking, Havering and Redbridge Trust, Whipps Cross Hospital, Royal London Hospital, Newham General Hospital, Guys & St Thomas' Hospital (GSTT), Croydon University Hospital and Homerton Hospital, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse population. “The theory sounds so easy,” she explains, “but when a situation is before you it’s quite different, it’s real life. A hospital placement helps you to do the work yourself, rather than just talk about it.” Anna Mary Oyet, Student midwife. Your time on campus will be spent learning in state-of-the-art facilities that mirror real-world delivery wards.

This experience, combined with guidance from your expert and passionate teaching staff, will help you approach your placement with confidence and professionalism. “Our Clinical Practice Facilitators are extremely welcoming and supportive, regularly check in with us to make sure things are going well and are always ready to listen when things may not be going well. I did my three-week Leadership placement at Newham University Hospital and could not have asked for a better three weeks.” Ayah Mohammed Bashir, Student midwife. As well as learning a range of practice-based skills and building a theoretical understanding of patient care and childbirth, you will learn to work collaboratively with service users as well as interdisciplinary teams that are found in maternity settings.

These newly acquired skills will culminate in you taking on the midwife’s role as a colleague, scholar, and leader in your Third Year. The BSc (Hons) Midwifery course aims to: Develop midwives who meet the Standards of proficiency for midwives (NMC 2019) and become eligible for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Develop midwives who will act as leaders and change agents, aware of the significance of innovation, creativity and best available evidence in the evaluation and development of woman-centred care and the maternity services.

Promote collaborative working with service users, interdisciplinary and multiagency teams in contemporary midwifery practice. Develop midwives who recognise their own strengths and exercise responsibility for their own professional and career development. This course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

It is designed in partnership with healthcare providers, current students, service users and commissioners; based around the framework of NMC standards and the Lancet series to ensure the highest quality care for women and their families and an excellent quality of education for the student midwives. Students will have an opportunity to support and provide care for women and their families through the continuum of childbirth including those who require additional care. You'll have an opportunity to develop your practice skills, applying your learning in a variety of maternity settings.