Studying to Become a Midwife

The Bachelor of Midwifery commenced at the University of Technology, Sydney in February 2005. It allows students to become midwives without studying a nursing degree first.

Graduates will be able to choose whether they work independently or as a member of a team in birth centres and hospital maternity units. Supervised practical training begins in the first year of the course with students partnering with a mother-to-be throughout her pregnancy, labour and post-natal care.

Midwifery can also be studied as a graduate level specialty course for registered nurses who have successfully completed their Bachelor of Nursing and this option continues to be available.

Find out more about Midwifery.