Graduate Certificate in Midwifery (Re-entry) | Graduate diploma / certificate | Health & Well-Being | On Campus | 2 semesters | University of Canberra | Australia

If you have previously been registered as a midwife in Australia or have been out of the workforce for between five and ten years, this one-year part-time degree will lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). This unique and in-demand course is built on a woman-centred primary health care philosophy as described in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s ‘National Competency Standards for the Midwife’. Offering extensive theoretical studies and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience, this course will redevelop a comprehensive understanding of the integration of midwifery, medical and pharmacological theory as it applies to the provision of midwifery care. Your prior skills will be acknowledged as you study a range of contemporary issues which affect childbearing women and their families. Across your year of study, you will undertake approximately 416 hours of professional practice, including the provision of continuity of care experiences to eight women in their journey through pregnancy, labour, birth and early motherhood. You will graduate as a confident and competent midwife, ready to re-enter the workforce and focus on the unique needs of women and their families. Study a Graduate Certificate in Midwifery (Re-entry) at UC and you will: participate in WIL placements, including rostered and on-call shifts learn to contribute to the development of services, policies and research into maternity care now and as a future leader work at individual, family and community levels to facilitate all women’s rights to, and responsibilities in, active participation in their maternity care experience a variety of workplace settings, including birth centres, regional and rural maternity units, and tertiary hospitals.