BSc (Hons) Midwifery (Blended Learning) Bachelor's degree at the University of Leeds

This module will guide you through the basics of midwifery, providing a foundation you can build on throughout the course. You'll learn how to identify the key knowledge, skills and attitudes used in today's midwifery care, and how to find useful sources of evidence to support what you do. You'll also learn how to understand the various frameworks that shape your different responsibilities.

In this module you'll begin to demonstrate midwifery's key skills, knowledge and attitudes. You'll learn how to work properly in a diverse team to provide evidence-based care for women, babies and families. Other key topics include infant feeding, providing universal care to women and families, and recognising the diverse experiences of pregnancy and early parenthood.

At this stage of the course you'll learn about the anatomy and physiology of labour and birth. You'll explore how midwives help women and families make informed choices and produce the best health outcomes and birth experiences. There will also be the chance to discuss and debate the role a midwife plays, and you'll be able to explore ideas like self-care and the demands of professional practice in greater depth.

Building on your Year 1 learning, you'll explore the role of the midwife as a knowledgeable, respectful, compassionate carer – particularly when a woman experiences complications and needs extra care when pregnant. You'll learn how to anticipate, recognise and respond to additional care needs, and deviations from the norm will also be covered at this time. Things that complicate care provision will be covered as well.

This module introduces you to your role within the global workforce. It explains how we need to work across borders to provide safe birthing environments and reduce maternal mortality ratios. You'll learn about global organisations and frameworks that aim to help countries with maternal difficulties and improve women's health during pregnancy. You'll also develop your understanding of global maternal health and public health policy, including the disparities in different countries.

In this module you'll keep exploring the evidence that guides our clinical practice. You'll be able to debate and discuss contemporary issues about how we integrate research into clinical settings. You'll develop your abilities to judge the quality of research, which will be useful when you come to write your dissertation later in the course.

In this module you'll critically review literature to answer a research question, based on an area of midwifery practice. The module lets you put the research skills you've developed over the course into practice, and help you better understand how we generate data to inform and enhance practice, develop your ability to identify and use evidence, and judge whether it can inform medical practice.

Building upon your knowledge and skills in the previous year, you'll learn how to best deliver care to women and babies with complications and additional care needs. You'll learn about communication and collaboration and how to put these ideas into practice, especially in the event of complications and emergencies. You'll also explore concepts like accountability, misconduct, leadership and the importance of debrief in clinical practice.

The final module in the course will see you further honing your skills, developing your confidence and preparing for qualification and registration. You'll look at how we delivery maternity services, the views of service users and wider critiques of public health. You'll develop your abilities as leaders and managers and (under indirect supervision) work in partnership with both women and members of your team.