King's College London

From bump to birth and beyond, midwives play a critical role caring for women and birthing people by safely bringing their babies into the world. At King’s College London, we prepare you for everything you’ll face in that journey. You’ll learn from both clinical and academic teachers while developing practical skills through simulation and placement.

Learn how to manage a range of emergencies effectively. Study case studies drawn from clinical practice. Develop a reflective approach to care – especially when reviewing complex midwifery and obstetric situations and common medical disorders encountered in childbearing women and birthing people.

You’ll explore the role and responsibilities of midwives while discussing key areas like biosciences and optimising birth. With the chance to do an elective placement, you can also explore national and international perspectives of maternal health. Past students have worked in the prison service and rural areas like the Scottish Hebrides, as well as abroad in Germany and Tanzania.

By the end of the course, you’ll be confident providing holistic, evidence-based, woman-led midwifery care before conception, throughout pregnancy and during the postpartum period.

When you graduate, you’ll meet the academic and clinical standards you need to register as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Our course follows the standards set by the NMC, but you’ll also be able to pick option modules to explore your own interests.

First, we’ll guide you through what’s normal in pregnancy and birth. Then, as you delve deeper into the course, you’ll learn about the complexities that pregnant women and birthing people can face. We prepare you for emergencies so you can tackle any challenge.

Working on placement in London, you’ll be exposed to a diverse range of people and situations. Some days will be challenging, but you’ll be part of a community of midwives and professionals who will support you through the ups and downs.

Throughout your second and third year, you’ll take on your own caseload. You can discover first-hand what it takes to effectively support a woman from her first months of pregnancy to birth and the postnatal period.

We’re a mixed community. People of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds join us because nursing at King’s will give them a great start to their careers. That diversity means you’ll always fit in and always have something new to learn.

As well as the wider University’s support services, our buddy scheme pairs up third-year students with first-year students so you can talk to someone who knows what it’s like to be in your position.