Midwifery with Registered Midwife MMid
Subject and course type
- Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare
- Postgraduate
Deliver life-changing care for babies and the people who birth them. This postgraduate course will give you the clinical skills and experience you need to register as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Help facilitate positive experiences for women and birthing people, and their babies
Investigate everything from maternal and neonatal physiology and care to health promotion, education and ethical and legal issues.
Studying Midwifery with Registered Midwife at Kingston will deepen your expertise and open doors to a rewarding career with life-enhancing impact.
During this course, you’ll build a scientific knowledge base for midwifery practice. You’ll work with midwives to care for women and birthing people and their families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.
On this course, you’ll spend 50% of your time developing practical skills – whether that’s on placement in hospitals and the community, or in our award-winning simulation suites.
Teaching will come from experienced midwives, healthcare specialists and wider NHS experts, who’ll help you deepen your knowledge through a wide range of subjects.
You’ll even receive a £5,000 per year, non-repayable NHS Training Grant to support your studies. Check out the NHS Business Service Authority website to find out more.
When you graduate, you’ll be fully qualified as a midwife. Midwifery is a highly attractive career, which means good financial rewards and excellent employment prospects, both in the UK and overseas.
Although I have found the course challenging, my experiences have been enjoyable, varied and rewarding.
Why choose this course
While you study, you’ll benefit from top quality teaching at Kingston University. Not only are we ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, we’re also top in London for Midwifery (Guardian University Guide league tables 2025).
Our Kingston Hill campus offers modern facilities and well-equipped laboratories where you can practise in a safe environment. A portion of your learning will take place at our award-winning simulation suite, which creates realistic environments to help you develop skills in clinical, community and practice health settings.
You can use our versatile suite to simulate home and delivery suite environments. There’s also a range of learning equipment, including a birthing pool, birthing mattresses, manikins, resuscitaires and exercise balls.
Kingston University is top in London for Midwifery (Guardian University Guide league tables 2025).
Accreditation
This midwifery degree is validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and on completion of the programme, students are recommended to the NMC for professional registration.
Course content
Year 1
Core modules
30 credits
This module will facilitate you to understand anatomy and physiology in relation to the human body, developing foetus, adaptations to pregnancy and relation to clinical practice.
30 credits
This module will introduce you to the socio-political influences shaping the changing context of maternity care provision. You will develop an awareness of the historical context of maternity care, feminist theory, psychology, sociology and public health as it applies to childbearing.
30 credits
This module introduces you to the concepts of being a professional midwife. The contemporary role and scope of the midwife is identified and defined. The professional values and culture of midwifery will also be explored.
30 credits
This module introduces midwifery professional practice. It identifies the role of the midwife and locates the responsibilities of the midwife within the scope of midwifery practice, providing universal care to women and birthing people, and newborn infants. Professional behaviour, values and culture will also be explored.
Year 2
Core modules
30 credits
This module will enable you to develop your understanding of the biological basis which underpins the provision of midwifery care and will build on your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, genomics and genetics. The module will introduce the concepts of systematic examination of the newborn infant and biological basis for additional care needs for women and birthing people and babies.
30 credits
This module builds knowledge to develop your understanding of the impact of socio-political factors on childbearing women and birthing people and their families. You will analyse a range of theories and concepts relating to public health, health promotion and adult education within the maternity care sphere.
30 credits
This module is designed to further develop you as a midwife professional. Themes will include working with women and birthing people and their families with additional care needs, applying a detailed knowledge of normal physiology and pathology and collaborative working with other midwives and health and social care practitioners.
30 credits
This module will build on existing knowledge and skills to provide universal care for all women and birthing people and newborn infants, and additional care for those experiencing complexity and complications.
Year 3
Year 3 continues to develop your midwifery knowledge, understanding and leadership skills, preparing you for autonomous practice as a midwife.
Core modules
30 credits
This module will enable you to develop a deep understanding of the biological sciences that underpin the provision of safe and effective midwifery care. It will build on your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, genomics and genetics so that you can provide women and birthing people and their families with sexual and reproductive health and contraception information. It will also address the biological basis of actual and potential additional care needs for women, birthing people and their babies will be consolidated and the underlying theory for immediate emergency responses and first line management of complications will be introduced.
30 credits
This module builds on the knowledge previously acquired to prepare you for practice as a registered midwife within a global context. You will analyse the socio-political influences shaping the changing context of maternity services within the NHS, independent practice and from an international perspective. The variations in birth practices around the world will be evaluated and you will analyse a range of theories and concepts relating to human rights in childbirth; including the midwife’s role in advocating for women and birthing people and their infants.
30 credits
This module is designed to prepare and support you in the transition from student to accountable, autonomous, analytical, critical thinking practitioner. Themes will include working with women and birthing people and their families, other midwives and health and social care practitioners, professional regulation, organisation of maternity services, information seeking and critical appraisal.
30 credits
This module will further develop your ability to explore and analyse the current knowledge base and midwifery skills to provide universal care for all women and birthing people and newborn infants, and additional care for those experiencing complications and emergencies.
Career opportunities
Links with the health sector
We have a range of NHS practice partners for midwifery. They include:
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- West Middlesex University Hospital
After you graduate
Previous graduates have gone on to work clinically or in research, education, management and strategy. Most UK midwives work in the NHS, either in the community or in hospitals. You could also choose to work in partnership with obstetricians, anaesthetists and neonatologists, in private maternity hospitals or independently.
Teaching and mentoring
Want to help future midwives succeed? You could take further qualifications in teaching and mentoring to supervise and teach students. Opportunities include lecturer-practitioner roles, which allow you to combine a teaching interest with hands-on midwifery practice.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching includes academic study and clinical practice experience. You will have access to well-equipped skills laboratories and simulation suites where you can use clinical equipment and practise on mannequins and teaching models that are relevant to maternity care.
There is a continuous assessment of theory and practice. This includes extended essays, examinations, reflective journal writing and projects.
When not attending timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This typically will involve reading journal articles and books, working on individual and group projects, undertaking and preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for exams. Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, the library and CANVAS – the online virtual learning platform.
As a student at Kingston University, we will make sure you have access to appropriate advice regarding your academic development. You will also be able to use the University's support services.
A course is made up of modules, and each module is worth a number of credits. You must pass a given number of credits in order to achieve the award you registered on, for example 360 credits for a typical undergraduate course or 180 credits for a typical postgraduate course. The number of credits you need for your award is detailed in the programme specification which you can access from the link at the bottom of this page.
One credit equates to 10 hours of study. Therefore 180 credits across a year (typical for a postgraduate course) would equate to 1,800 notional hours. These hours are split into scheduled and guided. On this course, the percentage of that time that will be scheduled learning and teaching activities is shown below. The remainder is made up of guided independent study.
- 68% scheduled learning and teaching
The exact balance between scheduled learning and teaching and guided independent study will be informed by the modules you take. Your course will primarily be delivered in person. It may include delivery of some activities online, either in real time or recorded.
Type of Assessment
There is a continuous assessment of theory and practice. This includes extended essays, examinations, reflective journal writing and projects.
- Year 1: 50% coursework, 25% exam, 25% practical exam
- Year 2: 62% coursework, 20% exam, 18% practical exam
- Year 3: 62% coursework, 38% practical exam
Please note: the above breakdowns are a guide calculated on core modules only. If your course includes optional modules, this breakdown may change to reflect the modules chosen.
We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 20 working days.
Students are well supported at Kingston University, both before and during the course. Learning resources, such as libraries, journals and internet facilities, are available at the University sites and in the clinical areas. You're also supported on an academic and personal level by a named tutor and all lecturers are easily contactable to provide guidance on assignments.
Fees and funding
| Fee category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Home (UK students) | £9,535 |
| International | |
| Year 1 (2025/26): | £18,800 |
| Year 2 (2026/27): | £19,600 |
| Year 3 (2027/28): | £20,400 |
| Fee Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| Home (UK students) | MMid Full time £9,250 |
| International | MMid Full time £18,100 |
NHS Training Grant
Midwifery students on pre-registration courses will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which doesn’t need to be paid back, subject to eligibility criteria. For more information, please visit the NHS Business Service Authority.
Funding support
Interested in studying Midwifery with Registered Midwife at Kingston? The following funding support is available:
The government provides grants to support you while you do your clinical placements. You do not have to pay these back. Here’s what’s on offer through the NHS Business Services Authority:
- £2,000 Child Dependants' Allowance
- Up to £3,000 for exceptional hardship
- Reimbursement of additional travel and accommodation costs over normal daily travel to clinical placements
Kingston University offers a 10% discount on full- and part-time postgraduate degree course tuition fees to our alumni. Visit our alumni discount page to find out more.
Additional course costs
Some courses may require additional costs beyond tuition fees. When planning your studies, you’ll want to consider tuition fees, living costs, and any extra costs that might relate to your area of study.
Your tuition fees include costs for teaching, assessment and university facilities. So your access to libraries, shared IT resources and various student support services are all covered. Accommodation and general living expenses are not covered by these fees.
Where applicable, additional expenses for your course may include:
Our libraries have an extensive collection of books and journals, as well as open-access computers and laptops available to rent. However, you may want to buy your own computer or personal copies of key textbooks. Textbooks may range from £50 to £250 per year. And a personal computer can range from £100 to £3,000 depending on your course requirements.
While most coursework is submitted online, some modules may require printed copies. You may want to allocate up to £100 per year for hard-copies of your coursework. It’s worth noting that 3D printing is never compulsory. So if you choose to use our 3D printers, you’ll need to pay for the material. This ranges from 3p per gram to 40p per gram.
Kingston University will pay for all compulsory field trips. Fees for optional trips can range from £30 to £350 per trip.
Your tuition fees don’t cover travel costs. To save on travel costs, you can use our free intersite bus service. This route links the campuses and halls of residence with local train stations - Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, and Norbiton.
Placements
Placement expenses for travel and accommodation may be reimbursed by NHS Bursaries where, for example, the requirement exceeds that of attending university; or requires additional accommodation to that of the usual term time location. These expenses may need to be covered initially by the student before any applicable reimbursement is received. Please note: EU and international students may not be eligible for support for travel and accommodation.
For certain professional courses, you will be required to complete a Declaration of Health and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. As these are necessary for your course, we will guide you through the process once you receive and accept an offer from Kingston University London.
We are pleased to offer the DBS check at no cost to applicants who have accepted the offer and chosen to study with us. You will need to subscribe to the Update Service for £16 per year. This allows universities and potential employers to view any changes to your DBS.
We provide you with a uniform. You will need to purchase appropriate shoes (£20-£60) and a fob watch (£5-£20) for practice. Additional uniform items will be available for purchase if you want them.
Professional body membership fees will be about £10 while you’re studying this course. When you qualify, it costs £120 to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council for a year.
How to apply
Before you apply
Please read the entry criteria carefully to make sure you meet all requirements before applying.
How to apply online
Use the course selector drop down at the top of this page to choose your preferred course, start date and mode, then click 'Apply now'. You will be taken to UCAS where you will complete your application. You should:
- Submit your application between the beginning of the September before you come to university and mid-January if you're a British or EU applicant
- Visit the UCAS website for exact dates and more information
- Complete your application in full, including your personal details and academic record
- Supply a reference and personal statement
- Submit your application as early as possible to have the best chance of receiving the right offers.
- The UCAS code for Kingston University is K84.
Application deadlines
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Applications will close when the course is full.
Course changes and regulations
The information on this page reflects the currently intended course structure and module details. To improve your student experience and the quality of your degree, we may review and change the material information of this course. Find out more about course changes
Programme Specifications for the course are published ahead of each academic year.
Regulations governing this course can be found on our website.
What our students and graduates say
As a male student in a midwifery degree, you might expect to face some difficulties. However, with the appropriate support and guidance, it can be seen as a positive experience rather than an inconvenience.
Studying midwifery at Kingston University has been a life-enhancing experience, resulting in my ability to transition from nurse to midwife with a broad sphere of confidence and competence in the specialist area of midwifery.
Kingston University really care for their students, providing a range of tools and techniques to ensure they are very well supported. Nowadays, I'm working as a midwife in one of the healthcare trusts where I was trained.
