Is anyone studying midwifrey or knows anything about it

[mumma2ajem]

would love to find out how you got yourself into midwifrey and what previous quals you need to this this

TIA

[BabelFish]

You used to have to do nursing and then midwifery afterwards.

Now it's just a degree in itself. Four years I believe. Any of the university sites that offer nursing would have heaps of info.

[The sooper nanny]

I started off as a registered nurse and then did a post graduate dimploma in midwifery

chesby is right, you can do a direct entry course which has its benefits and its limitations. For examplt, you can work as a midwife but not as an RN so if you were in a country hospital you would be limited. And if you were in a small hospital you cannot look after general patients (like gynae) etc...

If you contact the universities theyll be able to advise you.

I love my job. I feel its such an honour to be there when a child is born.... Its the best thing Ive ever done. Dont get me wrong, I also have bad days when I curse myself for choosing this profession, but it soon gets better and you move on. PM if you want to know anything specific. Id be happy to help :thumbsup:

[babylove81]

Hi,

I am also looking into doing a Batchelor of Midwifery in Qld... a couple of the universities do it here and I believe it is 3 years... I think I just googled "Batchelor of Midwifery" and it came up with info and links to unis and stuff... I won't be doing it for a couple of years since bub is only 6 weeks old, but definitely going to pursue it and follow the entry requirements and intakes, etc.

Good luck!

[JadeyBaby2]

I will be starting (having accomplished getting in of course) a Bach Nursing Jan 2011 - full time 3 years then I will do a 12 mth Post Grad Midwifery. As mentioned I prefer doing it that way and being a registered nurse as well - a lot of hospitals for example prefer a midwife to be an RN also for ward work etc.
In order to get in you can use any previous tertiary level study (as long as you have passed at least 2 subjects, you don't have to have completed the degree) or sit a STAT exam (I'm doing both of these to ensure I get in).
Hope whatever you decide to do that you are successful on your journey. Enjoy!

[Bellini]

My best friend did a Bachelor of Nursing Science, and then specialised in midwifery. She is now doing her masters in Midwifery.

I think it would be an absolutely amazing job :goodvibes: I would do it myself, if I could handle all that comes with nursing (there's no way I am ever giving someone a needle!)

Good Luck!

[CookiesRYum]

my sister is a midwife. She did three year bachelor of behavioural science then two year post grad nursing then twelve months grad diploma of midwifery. She got some pay while doing nursing and mid not sure how it worked but was helpful. She did it all at la trobe in melbourne and the mercy. It is hard job full of stress and lots of know all old midwifes especially on birthi quite but she still loves it. Mercy has teams so you work with same group of midwifes providing continued care for a group of mother. The idea is that between there eight midwifes mum will get to know then and one or more will be at birth. Apparently its a whole new way of working? The real complaint was not enough experience most students got like ten births instead of thirty because not enough time in birth quite and most of it during the day.

[akf328]

I started off as a registered nurse and then did a post graduate dimploma in midwifery

chesby is right, you can do a direct entry course which has its benefits and its limitations. For examplt, you can work as a midwife but not as an RN so if you were in a country hospital you would be limited. And if you were in a small hospital you cannot look after general patients (like gynae) etc...

If you contact the universities theyll be able to advise you.

I love my job. I feel its such an honour to be there when a child is born.... Its the best thing Ive ever done. Dont get me wrong, I also have bad days when I curse myself for choosing this profession, but it soon gets better and you move on. PM if you want to know anything specific. Id be happy to help :thumbsup:

:iagree:I did this too. I had always wanted to be a midwife since i left school but was unable to do direct entry midwifery when i left so i did nursing, worked for a year in icu then went in and did my postgrad in midwifery for a year.

I'm really glad that i have the RN qualification as well but saying that its not for everyone so its a personal thing. I can't see myself going back to nursing but i think it really added skills to my midwifery practice.

All i can say is go for it :thumbsup:. Its a wonderful priviledged job and is also very flexible with your family life.:yes:

[Deserama]

Are there any degrees that could help you get into uni if you wish to study midwifery?

Like countrymumma said that her sister did behavioural science...could one do a degree in behavioural science and get some exemptions?

[ConfettiGirl]

Are there any degrees that could help you get into uni if you wish to study midwifery?

Like countrymumma said that her sister did behavioural science...could one do a degree in behavioural science and get some exemptions?

I doubt that any particular degree would get you exemptions (as in unit credit I am guessing you are referring to) except nursing.

I am doing a double bachelor in nursing science and midwifery and to apply I just applied like you would for any degree. I submitted an application via qtac and used my gpa from my already completed degree to obtain and "entry rank" and got accepted on the basis of those quals.

My degree is a double degree so I will be qualified as an RN as well as an endorsed midwife.
Straight midwives are allowed to practice only as a midwife - and in no other nursing capacity and that can limit your job options (especially if you live outside of the big cities). Others do nursing first and then do the grad dip in midwifery - this is the most common pathway and is good for people who either do not want to do the double degree (the degree is 4 years full-time) or who do not achieve the ranking necessary for the double degree (I have heard of people with rankings in the high 80's who didn't get a place so the double bach is very competitive).

There are many pathways into university, they include using old year 12 results, previous study at a minimum of diploma level (at TAFE for example), doing a "STAT" test or completing a "personal competencies statement where you list all your life experience that would be relevant to tertiary study and then qtac (or whatever the tertiary admissions centre is in your state) gives you a ranking based on that statement.

Be aware though that some of these pathways have limits on what the maximum rank you can obtain is. For the STAT for example the maximum rank you can get is somewhere in the 80's (so a very, very good result in the stat will get you no higher than a ranking of I think 86 or something - out of 100).

Generally you apply using whatever you have and QTAC will give you a ranking based on all of them (individual rankings) and then your highest rank is the one they use (not always the case though when you have completed previous tertiary study).

I am loving what I am learning, however I must be honest when I say that after speaking to a lot of lecturers and other people in the field I am now aware that in midwifery when something goes wrong - it goes very, very wrong. Nothing could be worse than delivering a stillborn or delivery a baby who subsequently dies. You will need to think honestly and seriously about whether you can deal with something like that and still go home to your own children and not let the stress impact on your life too much.

Also it's not as glamourous as a lot of people think - if you work in Birth Suite then you spend a lot of your day up to your elbows in poop, blood and deal with sometimes violent women in labour (think getting sweared at etc). But I am still looking forward to my new life and can't think of anything better :p

[MimiGrace]

Are there any degrees that could help you get into uni if you wish to study midwifery?

Like countrymumma said that her sister did behavioural science...could one do a degree in behavioural science and get some exemptions?
yes i am pretty sure there are some degrees which will give you excemptions in midwifery :yes:

nursing for sure,

but i believe that wehe (bubhub member) is studying something thats not nursing, but is doing at least one subject the same as me this semester - which will count as a credit if she transfers into midwifery :thumbsup:


OP - i personally was able to use my highschool ranking to get into the course. But quite a few of the mums in my course did a foundation course the year before (to prepare them for uni) and that could be used to get your enterance grade for uni, or they did an adult re-entry test to get in.
that said, if you didn't get into midwifery, you could always do nursing, and then defer/transfer into midwifery after a year or so and just try and only do midwifery topics that first year :p