BSc (Hons) Midwifery (Pre-Registration) Bachelor's degree at Teesside University

Develop your knowledge, communication and clinical competence to assess women's health and wellbeing, the foetus and neonates during the childbirth continuum. You attend keynote lectures in an interactive learning environment, where you can explore and apply your knowledge to the health assessment process.

You study a diverse range of life science disciplines and how these apply to the care of women, the foetus and the newborn throughout the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal period. Explore concepts in life science including anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, immunology, genetics, haematology and pharmacology.

You develop your independence and proficiency in providing safe holistic maternity care. You gain the knowledge and skills to facilitate a better birth experience. Placements are integral to this module and can be streamed to enable flexibility. Learning takes place primary within the practice area, supported by a team which supervises and facilitates your learning.

You are provided with the foundation for lifelong learning, by focusing on how to learn, and beginning the development of critical thinking, reasoning and reflection. Key study skills are also incorporated into this module. You explore the role of evidence-based practice in the policy context of health and social care. You develop knowledge and skills in formulating questions and literature searching in the evidence-based practice process.

You develop an evidence-informed knowledge and understanding of how pregnancy, birth, motherhood and parenting are influenced by the wider social and psychological contexts that women and their families live in. Explore public health, health inequalities, epidemiology and the midwife's role in influencing the health and wellbeing of women, their babies and families. Examine the midwife's role in health improvement and partnership working with health and social care professionals and agencies.

Build on your knowledge of life science disciplines, including the pathophysiology concepts underpinning maternal, foetal and neonatal ill-health assessments. You develop your understanding of care and the disease, aetiology and progression, recognising clinical signs and symptoms of conditions.

You will further develop skills gained from your first year Principles of Evidence-based Practice to develop a sound theoretical knowledge of the importance of research and the ability to critical appraise and apply this to your clinical learning, and skills delivering evidence-based practice.

Gain advanced knowledge and understanding of psychology and sociology relevant to childbearing, midwifery and maternity care. You build further on your knowledge from Year 1, exploring public health issues to put contemporary challenges into context. Develop an understanding of how issues can negatively affect women's wellbeing, studying the midwife's role further and working collaboratively to enhance care provision. You also explore the global context of gender inequalities that increase rates

Develop your professional role in contributing to safe care for women, babies and families with complex needs. Learn how to support a better birth experience, consolidating your midwifery knowledge and skills from Year 1. You spend a lot of time in the practice area, supported by a practice learning team.

Develop your knowledge and confidence to contribute to caring for women and newborns with complex needs. You build on your care planning and critical thinking skills, applying your knowledge of the relationship between maternal conditions and newborn care. Apply your decision-making skills in a simulated environment.

You explore a service improvement in the context of health and social care policy, building on the challenges studied in earlier modules. Considering the NHS as a business, examine midwifes' roles in providing leadership, driving forward innovation, preparing business cases and improving services.

This dissertation module is delivered across two semesters. You study a challenge to maternity practice, developing your understanding of evidence-based midwifery and practice at local, national and international level. This self-managed project supports your development of skills in retrieving information, critical evaluation and evidence application.

You develop independence and proficiency in providing safe maternity care and a better birth experience. Build on your skills and knowledge from Years 1 and 2 to consolidate your professional role. Learn about caseload holding and continuity of care, developing your leadership, decision making and collaborative working skills.

You will develop a wider understanding of midwifery practice from a local, national and international perspective through seminars and an international conference. Your learning, to promote student autonomy, will be enhanced through self-directed learning, seminars and tutorials that involve student-centred learning activities, including deconstructing and discussing critical learning incidents. You will develop knowledge and understanding of learning and teaching theories to facilitate parent e

You will consolidate knowledge and skills delivered during Years 1 and 2 that facilitates transition to autonomous practitioner in the assessment and examination of the newborn. This module will prepare you for post-registration practice with the knowledge and skills to provide the best possible care for the newborn. This will be developed through simulation, clinical examination and decision-making skills and will include the theory component of Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE).