Course Details

This course is taught by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin in partnership with The Rotunda Hospital, Dublin and The Coombe Womens Hospital, Dublin. The course is designed to develop midwives with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become competent, analytical and reflective practitioners thus enabling them to provide care in a manner that benefits women and their families.

The course will consist of the following modules: Foundation Skills for Midwifery Practice, Sharing the Woman's Experience - Social Theory and Birth, Core Midwifery Practice, Adaptation in Pregnancy, Midwifery Practice: Pathophysiology, Midwifery Research - Evidence for Midwifery Practice, Lactation and Infant Feeding, Midwifery Practice: Unexpected Outcomes of Pregnancy and Childbirth, Being a Midwife - Personal and Professional Development, and Bring it all together. It will also comprise a considerable amount of Midwifery Practice.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria: a. Must be a registered general nurse on the General Nurse Division of the register maintained by An Bord Altranais and b. Currently on the Live Register maintained by An Bord Altranais and c. A minimum of 6 months full-time recent clinical nursing practice or equivalent since registration as a general nurse and d. Have a relevant academic qualification, preferably to degree level and e. Satisfy the selection committee that they have the ability to complete and benefit from the course.