Anyone know about midwifery degrees?

[kerrymill]

I am hoping to get onto one either next year or the year after. Does anyone know what time demands are like in the first year? What sort of lecture hours? Thanks.

[meltoadhall]

as a 3rd nursing student, i have found that every university is different and i believe it is the same for the student midwifes. I would suggest that you go to some open days to get an idea, they usually have current students about that you can talk to.

[meltoadhall]

as a 3rd year nursing student, i have found that every university is different and i believe it is the same for the student midwifes. I would suggest that you go to some open days to get an idea, they usually have current students about that you can talk to.

[hayley2956]

i have 2 friends who are doing nursing, and they do long hours. They have to do lectures and find time to go on 'placement' (unpaid work in local hospital) for a certain amount of time a week. Its pretty full on, neither of them have been able to have a part time job because of this! However, as the previous poster stated, all uni might be different, but this is the kind of thing you could expect at the University of Northampton.

hope this helped x

[kerrymill]

Thanks for your replys. I know about the placements, but i think that starts in the second year? I'm just trying to figure out wether i will realistically want to/can afford to have my then 2yr old at nursery at this point.

[meltoadhall]

our first placement was 6 weeks into the course, some unis have a nursery where you may get a place, you can also claim dependants and childcare allowance with your bursary.
I'm notts uni too.

[Suzieb]

I'm doing a nursing diploma next year & I get �500 a month for it. If you're doing a degree you'll get a different amount, depending on your household income and individual circumstances.
As far as I know, on top of your bursary you get an extra �100 a week for each child you have.

This website should help http://www.nhspa.gov.uk/sgu/