Midwifery

Course details

This course for Registered General Nurses that leads to a Higher Diploma in Midwifery and registration as a midwife (RM) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. 

The course is full time and is offered in partnership with Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). Students receive an 18-month contract of employment with CUMH and as an employee of the maternity services, must meet certain contractual obligations.  Details will be provided in the contract of employment.  The midwifery practice involves shift work including weekends and night duty.

Course work is delivered over 26 weeks as block periods in UCC and CUMH.

Course Details

Year 1 (duration nine months) largely focuses on the role and activities of the midwife in providing care to healthy mothers and babies.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Year 1

Part A

• NU5093 Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Neonate 1 (10 credits) 
• NU5095 Supporting Mothers during Pregnancy and Parenthood (10 credits)
• NU5057 Professionalism for Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
• NU5058 Health Promotion for Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
• NU5073 Evidence Based Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
• SS5806 Social Policy and Midwifery Practice (5 credits)

Part B

• NU5088 Midwifery Practice I (10 credits)

Year 2 (duration nine months) develops from this and challenges midwifery practice in a variety of settings.

Year 2

Part A

• NU5043 Ethics for Midwives (5 credits)
• NU5047 Normal Childbirth: Current Debates and Trends (10 credits)
• NU5059 Childbirth and the Neonate II (10 credits)
• NU5079 Research Methods in Midwifery (5 credits)

Part B

• NU5089 Midwifery Practice II (10 credits)

Assessment

Assessment is through a variety of approaches including written assignments, class presentations and end-of-year examinations. Assessment of midwifery practice is a

continuous process and includes the assessment of midwifery skills and competencies for practice.