BSc (Hons) Midwifery Bachelor's degree at the University of Brighton

This module introduces the role and responsibilities of the midwife during preconception and early pregnancy. You will develop a fundamental understanding of midwifery and the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to support women and their families throughout early pregnancy. Your studies will be supported by relevant anatomy and physiology topics.

This module will continue to develop your insight to the role of midwife. You will gain the knowledge and skills required for antenatal care, enabling you to be responsive to the individual needs of women and their families. Areas covered include physiological and physical adaptations; an introduction to medicines management for commonly used drugs; the role of a midwife in assessment and care planning; and health promotion to improve wellbeing.

This module introduces the role and responsibility of the midwife during birth, exploring the main themes and concepts in the provision of contemporary midwifery care. This will be supported by using labour and birth scenarios to explore biological adaptation in the mother, the experiences of women and families, and the assessment and planning of care. You will also develop your skills in presenting information and evidence.

This module introduces midwifery care during the period following birth. You'll explore the midwife's role in optimising the newborn adaptation to life outside the womb, and the mother and their family's transition to parenthood. Topics studied include the role and responsibilities of the midwife through the transition to parenthood; supporting evidence-based new born feeding; and the role of the wider health care team.

This module enables you to be assessed and credited for your clinical practice. It aims to help you to build upon your theoretical knowledge and develop your clinical practice, leading to the provision of safe and effective midwifery care. Topics include maternal and neonatal observations; antenatal assessment of the mother; birth assessment and care for mother and baby; beyond birth assessment and care for mother, baby and family; and baby responsive feeding.

This module captures clinical hours you have completed in midwifery practice, enabling you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements for professional registration and to meet the European Directive requirement for midwifery registration.

This module explores the midwife's role in first line assessment and management of complications and further care needs. Sessions will examine the recognition and management of pre-existing medical complications; obstetric complications; issues relating to post-operative and high-dependency care; foetal compromise and the sick newborn; and mental and social health issues.

In this module, which uses a scenario/case-based approach, you will explore the role and responsibility of the midwife as part of the multi-disciplinary team and develop the skills required to manage emergencies effectively. Content will include how to recognise, manage and provide care in a range of emergencies such as antepartum haemorrhage, eclampsia, neonatal resuscitation, undiagnosed breech and cord accidents.

This module introduces contemporary midwifery issues and an understanding of supporting evidence to help develop your skills in the critical appraisal of research evidence in preparation for your third year of study. You will cover evidence-based midwifery and the research process in quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods of research, as well as ethical considerations.

In this module, which focuses on understanding and recognising complex aspects of health and childbirth, you will be credited for your clinical practice. You'll build upon your theoretical knowledge and develop your clinical practice so you can learn to provide safe and effective midwifery care. Subjects explored include emergency responses; maternal and neonatal observations; antenatal assessment of the mother; and beyond birth assessment and care for mother, baby and family.

This module captures the clinical hours undertaken by you within midwifery practice which are a requirement of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), the European Directive requirement for professional registration.

This module provides you with a chance to examine your role as a registered practitioner and is designed to support your transition from student to registrant. It will cover topics including professional and statutory requirements; legal and ethical issues; service development and improvement; midwifery practice and skills; and leadership and change management theory.

This module will equip you with the theoretical knowledge required to undertake the NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) in accordance with the Public Health England UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) standards (2018). Topics covered include recognising the ill baby; embryonic, foetal development and transition to extrauterine life; and professional frameworks and accountability.

In this module you will be credited for your clinical practice. You'll build upon your theoretical knowledge and develop your clinical practice, leading to autonomy and meeting the requirements necessary for professional registration. The focus is on the planning and provision of continuity of carer in the delivery of midwifery care within the pregnancy journey.

This module captures your clinical hours within midwifery practice. These are a requirement of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), the European Directive requirement for professional registration.

This module will see you undertake a substantial piece of academic activity in an area of midwifery practice of particular interest to you. This process will enhance your independent learning skills around critical reflection on practice, critical appraisal of literature skills and the ability to formulate, evaluate and apply evidence-informed solutions and arguments.