Midwifery, a career that begins with care

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:

• good at communicating and observing
• able to deal with emotionally charged situations
• willing to stand as an advocate for your patients
• committed to the values of the NHS constitution.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to support you through your midwifery training.

Find out more about midwifery at ARU

• Read more about BSc (Hons) Midwifery, including placements and modules
• Book your place at an Open Day
• Hear from our student bloggers

Employability case study: Jude

ARU graduate Jude 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.