Midwifery is a rewarding career that involves much more than just delivering babies. Midwife means 'with woman' and the main role of a midwife is to support women and their families before, during and after a birth.
The roles of a midwife range from clinical examinations to health and parental education. As a midwife, you might work in hospital wards, local clinics, GP surgeries, and people's homes.
To study midwifery, you need to be:
If this sounds like you, we'd love to support you through your midwifery training.
Jude studied Midwifery at ARU. Here, she talks about her job and how studying at university prepared her for a career as a midwife.
I'm a midwife at the Mid Essex Health Trust
I enjoy working with childbearing women and their families and supporting women in their birth journey. I also like providing good antenatal education and information enabling women to have informed choices and empowered births.
Being a midwife requires dedication and commitment; striking the right work life balance is an ongoing challenge. Supporting families with complex social needs and challenges is a steep learning curve and requires a good understanding of our role and responsibility to safeguarding.
I plan to return to university to undertake my Masters degree in Advanced Midwifery practice and hope to pursue a career in teaching.
[Studying at ARU] changed my life. It prepared me for an incredible career and made me a stronger and more confident person. I now believe I could do just about anything I set my mind to. The course is incredibly tough but it certainly prepares you for midwifery (which is also tough). My experience at ARU was positively life affirming.
